Trilobita - Corynexochida - Dolichometopidae
Alternative spelling: Athabascia
Full reference: P. E. Raymond. 1928. Two new Cambrian trilobites. American Journal of Science 5(15):309-313
Parent taxon: Dolichometopidae according to A. R. Palmer 1954
See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Lochman 1952, Resser 1935 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amphoton, Anoria, Athabaskiella, Basanellus, Bathyuriscidella, Bathyuriscus, Centonella, Chilometopus, Clavaspidella, Corynexochides, Deiradonyx, Dolichometopsis, Dolichometopus, Fuchouia, Glossopleura, Hemirhodon, Hoffetella, Klotziella, Neopoliellina, Parapoliella, Poliella, Poliellaites, Poliellaspis, Poliellina, Polypleuraspis, Ptarmigania, Shanghaia, Wenkchemnia
Subtaxa: Athabaskia anax Athabaskia bela Athabaskia glacialis Athabaskia gladei Athabaskia howelli Athabaskia minor Athabaskia ostheimeri
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Argentina (1 collection), Canada (2: Alberta, Alberta-British Columbia), United States (2: Idaho, Vermont)
• Delamaran of Mexico (2), United States (5: California, Nevada, Utah)
Total: 12 collections including 14 occurrences
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