Nileus lacunosa Whittington 1965 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae

Full reference: H. B. Whittington. 1965. Trilobites of the Ordovician Table Head Formation, western Newfoundland. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 132(4):275-441

Belongs to Nileus according to H. B. Whittington 1965

Sister taxa: Nileus affinis, Nileus amplus, Nileus armadillo, Nileus australis, Nileus cingolanii, Nileus depressus, Nileus deynouxi, Nileus erici, Nileus exarmatus, Nileus gabata, Nileus glazialis, Nileus hesperaffinis, Nileus macrops, Nileus orbiculatoides, Nileus orbiculatus, Nileus petilus, Nileus planiceps, Nileus porosus, Nileus scrutator, Nileus walcotti, Remopleuridioides preandinus

Type specimen: GSC 18549, a cephalon/head

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Chazyan of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection)

• Whiterockian of Canada (3: Newfoundland and Labrador)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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