†Mendolaspis Rusconi 1951 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

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

See also Harrington and Leanza 1957, Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Mendolaspis doidyx Mendolaspis paradoidyx Mendolaspis salagastensis

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Type: Mendolaspis salagastensis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Arenig of Argentina (1 collection)

• Ordovician of Argentina (8), China (6), Norway (1)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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