†Protopliomerella contracta Ross 1951 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae
Alternative combination: Protopliomerops contracta
Full reference: R. J., J.r. Ross. 1951. Stratigraphy of the Garden City Formation in northeastern Utah, and its trilobite faunas. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Bulletin 6:1-161
Belongs to Protopliomerella according to H. J. Harrington 1957
See also Ross 1951
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: YPM 18253, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (21: Idaho, Utah collections)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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