†Whittingtonia Prantl and Pribyl 1949 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Parent taxon: Miraspidinae according to D. L. Bruton 1966
See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Whittington 1956
Sister taxa: Ceratocephala, Miraspis, Proceratocephala
Subtaxa: Whittingtonia bispinosa Whittingtonia whittingtoni
Type: Acidaspis bispinosus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Ireland (1), Spain (2), Sweden (2), the United Kingdom (2), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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