Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae
Alternative combination: Peltabellia implexa
Full reference: J. D. Loch. 2007. Trilobite biostratigraphy and correlation of the Kindblade Formation (Lower Ordovician) of Carter and Kiowa Counties, Oklahoma. Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 149:1-154
Belongs to Strigigenalis according to J. D. Loch 2007
Sister taxa: Strigigenalis brevicaudata, Strigigenalis caudata, Strigigenalis crassimarginata, Strigigenalis derbyi, Strigigenalis insentis, Strigigenalis knighti, Strigigenalis stevensi
Type specimen: UMC 16882, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection), United States (20: Oklahoma)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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