†Cloacaspis senilis Fortey 1974 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae
Full reference: R. A. Fortey. 1974. The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. I. Olenidae. Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter 160:1-129
Belongs to Cloacaspis according to R. A. Fortey 1974
Sister taxa: Cloacaspis ceryx, Cloacaspis dejecta, Cloacaspis ekphymosa, Cloacaspis tesselata
Type specimen: SMA 84050, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Zone V3b, Ny Friesland ( of Norway)
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