Nileus orbiculatoides svalbardensis Fortey 1975 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Nileidae

Full reference: R. A. Fortey. 1975. The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. II. Asaphidae, Nileidae, Raphiophoridae and Telephinidae of the Valhollfonna Formation. Norsk Polarinstitutt, Skrifter 162:1-125

Belongs to Nileus orbiculatoides according to R. A. Fortey 1975

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PMO NF 2412, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Zone V4a, Ny Friesland ( of Norway)

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