Acidiphorus whittingtoni Brett and Westrop 1996 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Full reference: K. D. Brett and S. R. Westrop. 1996. Trilobites of the Lower Ordovician (Ibexian) For Cassin Formation, Champlain Valley Region, New York State and Vermont. Journal of Paleontology 70(3):408-427

Belongs to Acidiphorus according to K. D. Brett and S. R. Westrop 1996

Sister taxa: Acidiphorus brevispicatus, Acidiphorus brighti, Acidiphorus hesperia, Acidiphorus kindlei, Acidiphorus ligo, Acidiphorus lineotuberculatus, Acidiphorus moorei, Acidiphorus rostratus, Acidiphorus scorpionis, Acidiphorus spinifer, Acidiphorus wahwahensis, Acidiphorus williamsi, Goniotelina ensifer, Goniotelina broeggeri, Goniotelina plicolabeonus, Goniotelina brevis, Goniotelus unicornis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Arenig of United States (3: New York, Vermont collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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