Trilobita - Harpetida - Harpetidae
Full reference: B. S. Norford. 1973. Lower Silurian species of the trilobite Scotoharpes from Canada and northwestern Greenland. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 222:8-32
Belongs to Scotoharpes according to B. S. Norford 1973
Sister taxa: Scotoharpes aduncus, Scotoharpes cassinensis, Scotoharpes consuetus, Scotoharpes domina, Scotoharpes excavatus, Scotoharpes filiarum, Scotoharpes fragilis, Scotoharpes granti, Scotoharpes judex, Scotoharpes latior, Scotoharpes laurei, Scotoharpes lauriei, Scotoharpes loma, Scotoharpes molongloensis, Scotoharpes pansa, Scotoharpes planilimbatus, Scotoharpes rotundus, Scotoharpes sanctacrucensis, Scotoharpes sinensis, Scotoharpes singularis, Scotoharpes sombrero, Scotoharpes spasskii, Scotoharpes taimyricus, Scotoharpes tatouyangensis, Scotoharpes telleri, Scotoharpes tobulatus, Scotoharpes trinucleoides, Scotoharpes vetustus, Scotoharpes vitilis, Scotoharpes volsellatus, Scotoharpes willsi, Scotoharpes youngi
Type specimen: GSC 27794, a cephalon/head
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (1: Yukon Territory collection), United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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