Diacanthaspis lepidus Whittington 1956 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Full reference: H. B. Whittington. 1956. Silicified Middle Ordovician trilobites: the Odontopleuridae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 114(6):155-288

Belongs to Diacanthaspis according to H. B. Whittington 1956

Sister taxa: Diacanthaspis (Diacanthaspis), Diacanthaspis decacantha, Diacanthaspis elapsus, Diacanthaspis lalage, Diacanthaspis maquoketensis, Diacanthaspis orandensis, Diacanthaspis scitulus, Diacanthaspis secretus, Diacanthaspis trispineus, Diacanthaspis ulrichi

Type specimen: USNM 116517, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Loc. 2. edge of quarry, just north of RR tracks ΒΌ mile west of Strasburg Junction, which is in an Ashbyan carbonate limestone in the Edinburg Formation of Virginia.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (3: Virginia collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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