Whittingtonia Prantl and Pribyl 1949 (trilobite)

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

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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

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