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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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