Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Shumardiidae
Full reference: R. J., J.r. Ross and H. B. Barnes. 1967. Some Middle Ordovician Brachiopods and Trilobites from the Basin Ranges, Western United States. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 523-D:D1-D4
Belongs to Shumardia according to R. J., Jr. Ross and H. B. Barnes 1967
Sister taxa: Shumardia (Conophrys), Shumardia (Shumardia), Shumardia acuticaudata, Shumardia alata, Shumardia ctenata, Shumardia erquensis, Shumardia extensa, Shumardia granulosa, Shumardia karasaiensis, Shumardia keguqinensis, Shumardia lacrimosa, Shumardia matchensis, Shumardia minaretta, Shumardia phalloides, Shumardia sagittula, Shumardia tarimuensis
Type specimen: USNM 145722, a cephalon/head
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (4: Nevada, Utah collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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