†Tropidopyge alveus Fortey 1974 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Asaphida - Ceratopygidae
Full reference: R. A. Fortey. 1974. The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. I. Olenidae. Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter 160:1-129
Belongs to Tropidopyge according to R. A. Fortey 1974
Sister taxa: Tropidopyge hunanensis, Tropidopyge laevis
Type specimen: PMO NF 487, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Zone V1a, Ny Friesland ( of Norway)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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