†Presbynileus utahensis Hintze 1953 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Alternative combination: Paranileus utahensis
Full reference: L. F. Hintze. 1953. Lower Ordovician trilobites from western Utah and eastern Nevadea. Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey Bulletin 48:249 p.
Belongs to Presbynileus according to L. F. Hintze 1954
See also Hintze 1953
Sister taxa: Presbynileus (Presbynileus), Presbynileus elongatus, Presbynileus ibexensis
Type specimen: 26254 (AMNH), a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Arenig of Australia (4 collections)
• Ordovician of United States (2: Utah)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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