Artiopoda - Asaphida - Nileidae
Belongs to Nileus according to Tjernvik 1956
Sister taxa: Nileus affinis, Nileus amplus, Nileus armadillo, Nileus australis, Nileus cingolanii, Nileus depressus, Nileus deynouxi, Nileus erici, Nileus gabata, Nileus glazialis, Nileus hesperaffinis, Nileus kasachstanicus, Nileus lacunosa, Nileus macrops, Nileus orbiculatoides, Nileus orbiculatus, Nileus petilus, Nileus planiceps, Nileus porosus, Nileus scrutator, Nileus walcotti, Remopleuridioides preandinus
Subtaxa: Nileus exarmatus lineatus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Langevoja of Sweden (1 collection)
• Billingen of Sweden (4)
• Ordovician of Iran (4), Sweden (6)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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