Artiopoda - 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 karasaiensis, Shumardia keguqinensis, Shumardia lacrimosa, Shumardia matchensis, 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 ( of Norway)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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