Peraspis lineolata Raymond 1925 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae

Alternative combination: Niobe lineolata

Full reference: P. E. Raymond. 1925. Some trilobites of the lower Middle Ordovician of eastern North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 67(1):1-180

Belongs to Peraspis according to H. B. Whittington 1965

See also Raymond 1925

Sister taxa: Peraspis erugata, Peraspis kolouros, Peraspis omega, Peraspis yukonensis

Type specimen: YPM 13042, an exoskeleton

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Whiterockian of Canada (6: Newfoundland and Labrador collections)

• Chazyan of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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