†Vidria contendens Cisne 1971 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Full reference: J. L. Cisne. 1971. Paleoecology of trilobites of the Kaibab limestone (Permian) in Arizona, Utah, and Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 45(3):525-533
Belongs to Vidria according to J. L. Cisne 1971
Sister taxon: Vidria vespa
Type specimen: MNA G2.8610, a pygidium (internal mold). Its type locality is Lake Mary road (locality 12C), which is in a Roadian shallow subtidal carbonate in the Kaibab Formation of Arizona.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (4: Arizona collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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