Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Synonyms: Acidaspis danai Hall 1862, Acidaspis ida Winchell and Marcy 1865
Belongs to Ceratocephala according to P. E. Raymond 1916
Sister taxa: Ceratocephala (Ceratocephalina), Ceratocephala depauperata, Ceratocephala exigua, Ceratocephala graffhami, Ceratocephala impedita, Ceratocephala laciniata, Ceratocephala laticapitata, Ceratocephala phalaenocephala, Ceratocephala rarispina, Ceratocephala triacantheis, Ceratocephala vexilla, Onchaspis confraga, Onychaspis laticapitata, Trapelocera bicuspis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (7: Illinois, Wisconsin collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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