Scotoharpes aduncus Fortey 1980 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Harpetida - Harpetidae

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 Scotoharpes according to R. A. Fortey 1980

Sister taxa: Scotoharpes cassinensis, Scotoharpes consuetus, Scotoharpes domina, Scotoharpes excavatus, Scotoharpes filiarum, Scotoharpes fragilis, Scotoharpes granti, Scotoharpes judex, Scotoharpes latior, Scotoharpes laurei, Scotoharpes lauriei, Scotoharpes loma, Scotoharpes molongloensis, Scotoharpes pansa, Scotoharpes planilimbatus, Scotoharpes raaschi, Scotoharpes rotundus, Scotoharpes sanctacrucensis, Scotoharpes sinensis, Scotoharpes singularis, Scotoharpes sombrero, Scotoharpes spasskii, Scotoharpes taimyricus, Scotoharpes tatouyangensis, Scotoharpes telleri, Scotoharpes tobulatus, Scotoharpes trinucleoides, Scotoharpes vetustus, Scotoharpes vitilis, Scotoharpes volsellatus, Scotoharpes willsi, Scotoharpes youngi

Type specimen: PMO NF 1356, a cephalon/head

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Zone V4b, Ny Friesland ( of Norway)

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