†Pliomerops canadensis Billings 1859 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pliomeridae
Alternative combination: Amphion canadensis
Belongs to Pliomerops according to F.C. Shaw 1968
See also Nikolaisen 1961 and Raymond 1925
Sister taxa: Pliomerops bilirata, Pliomerops lacunatus, Pliomerops praematura, Pliomerops trouti
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of Canada (10: Quebec collections), United States (18: Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Vermont)
• Chazyan of United States (25: New York, Oklahoma)
• Ordovician of Norway (1)
Total: 54 collections each including a single occurrence
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