†Punka caecata Fortey 1980 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Proetida - Bathyuridae
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 Punka according to R. A. Fortey 1980
Sister taxa: Punka adamsi, Punka akoura, Punka flabelliformis, Punka latissima, Punka nitidus, Punka teicherti, Punka verecunda
Type specimen: PMO NF 243, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of Norway (1 collection), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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