Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Full reference: J. M. Adrain and L. Ramskold. 1997. Silurian Odontopleurinae (Trilobita) from the Cape Phillips Formation, Arctic Canada. Journal of Paleontology 71(2):237-261
Parent taxon: Odontopleurinae according to J. M. Adrain and L. Ramskold 1997
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acidaspis, Anacaenaspis, Bojokoralaspis, Charybdaspis, Chlustinia, Dalaspis, Diacanthaspis, Eoleonaspis, Funeralaspis, Kettneraspis, Leonaspis, Odontopleura, Primaspis, Radiaspis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (12: Northwest Territories, Nunavut collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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