Artiopoda - 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, Eobathyuriscus, Fuchouia, Glossopleura, Hemirhodon, Hoffetella, Klotziella, Neopoliellina, Parapoliella, Poliella, Poliellaites, Poliellaspis, Poliellina, Polypleuraspis, Ptarmigania, Shanghaia, Wenkchemnia
Subtaxa: Athabaskia anax Athabaskia bela Athabaskia bithus Athabaskia glacialis Athabaskia gladei Athabaskia howelli Athabaskia minor Athabaskia ostheimeri Athabaskia wasatchensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Argentina (5 collections), Canada (2: Alberta, Alberta-British Columbia), Mexico (2), United States (9: California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Vermont)
Total: 18 collections including 20 occurrences
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