†Basilicus mckeei Ross 1970 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Full reference: R. J., J.r. Ross. 1970. Ordovician Brachiopods, Trilobites, and Stratigraphy in Eastern and Central Nevada. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 639:1-99
Belongs to Basilicus according to R. J., Jr. Ross 1970
Sister taxa: Basilicus (Basiliella), Basilicus asper, Basilicus jinlini, Basilicus laeviculus, Basilicus thorntoni, Basilicus tyrannus, Mekynophrys nanna, Parabasilicus typicalis
Type specimen: USNM 160852, a pygidium
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of United States (2: Nevada collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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