Eurekia Walcott 1924 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Eurekiidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arcadiaspis, Bandalaspis, Bayfieldia, Corbina, Corbinia, Leocephalus, Lochmanaspis, Magnacephalus, Maladia, Tostonia

Subtaxa: Eurekia apopsis Eurekia plectocanthus Eurekia rintintini

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (3: Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon collections)

• Cambrian of Canada (14: Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon), United States (18: Nevada, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming)

Total: 35 collections including 39 occurrences

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