Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Shumardiidae
Full reference: R. A. Fortey. 1980. The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. III. Remaining trilobites of the Valhallfonna Formation. Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter 171:1-163
Belongs to Shumardia according to R. A. Fortey 1980
Sister taxa: Shumardia (Conophrys), Shumardia (Shumardia), Shumardia acuticaudata, Shumardia alata, Shumardia ctenata, Shumardia erquensis, Shumardia exopthalmus, Shumardia extensa, Shumardia granulosa, Shumardia lacrimosa, Shumardia phalloides, Shumardia sagittula, Shumardia tarimuensis
Type specimen: PMO NF 3126, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Zone V2a, Ny Friesland (Ordovician of Norway)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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