Walencrinuroides rarus Walcott 1877

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Alternative combinations: Ceraurus rarus, Encrinuroides rarus

Synonyms: Encrinurus raricostatus Walcott 1877, Encrinurus vannulus Clarke 1897

Belongs to Walencrinuroides according to D. K. Moss and S. R. Westrop 2014

See also Chatterton and Ludvigsen 1976, Lespérance and Desbiens 1995 and Tremblay and Westrop 1991

Sister taxa: Walencrinuroides autochthon, Walencrinuroides polypleura, Walencrinuroides rolfi, Walencrinuroides tremblayi

Type specimens:

  • Walencrinuroides rarus: UC 12322, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
  • Encrinurus raricostatus:
  • Encrinurus vannulus:

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (1: Northwest Territories collection), United States (4: Iowa/Wisconsin)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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