†Ampyx virginiensis Cooper 1953 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae
Full reference: B. N. Cooper. 1953. Trilobites from the Lower Champlainian formations of the Appalachian Valley. Geological Society of America Memoir 55:1-69
Belongs to Ampyx according to B. N. Cooper 1953
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 116450b, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (6: Virginia collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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