Stelckaspis Chatterton and Perry 1983 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Parent taxon: Odontopleuridae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

See also Ramsköld and Chatterton 1991 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthalomina, Acidaspidinae, Apianurinae, Borkopleura, Ceratocephalinae, Ceratonurus, Chlustinia, Dicranurus, Dudleyaspis, Eoleonaspis, Gaotania, Globulaspis, Hispaniaspis, Isoprusia, Ivanopleura, Koneprusia, Koneprusiinae, Laethoprusia, Meadowtownella, Miraspidinae, Odontopleurinae, Orphanaspis, Periallaspis, Proceratocephala, Selenopeltis, Selenopeltoides, Taemasaspis, Uriarra

Subtaxa: Stelckaspis perplexa

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (16: Northwest Territories, Quebec collections)

Total: 16 collections including 20 occurrences

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