†Ampyxina powelli Raymond 1920 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

Alternative combination: Raphiophorus powelli

Synonym: Ampyxina scarabeus Butts 1941

Full reference: P. E. Raymond. 1920. Some new Ordovician trilobites. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 64(2):273-296

Belongs to Ampyxina according to B. N. Cooper 1953

See also Raymond 1920 and Raymond 1925

Sister taxa: Ampyxina bellatula, Ampyxina lanceola

Type specimens:

  • Ampyxina powelli: MCZ 1598, an exoskeleton
  • Ampyxina scarabeus:

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (5 collections), United States (2: Virginia)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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