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 lepidus, Diacanthaspis maquoketensis, Diacanthaspis orandensis, Diacanthaspis scitulus, Diacanthaspis secretus, Diacanthaspis trispineus
Type specimen: USNM 116521, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Loc. 7, bridge east of Edinburg, which is in a Blackriveran carbonate limestone in the Edinburg Formation of Virginia.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (4: Virginia collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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