Cnemidopyge Whittard 1955 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

Parent taxon: Raphiophorinae according to R. A. Fortey 1975

See also Harrington et al. 1959 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ampyx, Ampyxella, Ampyxinella, Ampyxoides, Bulbaspis, Damghanampyx, Edmundsonia, Globampyx, Mendolaspis, Miaopopsis, Raphiophorus, Rhombampyx

Subtaxa: Cnemidopyge bisecta Cnemidopyge costata Cnemidopyge nuda Cnemidopyge parva Cnemidopyge tenuis

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Arenig of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

• Ordovician of Canada (4: Northwest Territories, Northwest Terrorities), Sweden (3), the United Kingdom (12)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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