†Ekwipagetia Fritz 1973 (artiopod)
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Artiopoda - Agnostida - Yukoniidae
Full reference: W. H. Fritz. 1973. Medial Lower Cambrian trilobites from the Mackenzie mountains northwestern Canada. Geological Survey of Canada Paper 73-24:1-43
Parent taxon: Yukoniidae according to H. B. Whittington et al. 1997
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Skovsted 2006
Sister taxa: Alaskadiscus, Egyngolia, Hebediscina, Lenadiscus, Yukonia, Yukonides
Subtaxa: Ekwipagetia marginata Ekwipagetia plicofimbria
Type: Ekwipagetia plicofimbria
Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (3: Yukon collections), Greenland (5), United States (1: New York)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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