†Iranoleesia butes Walcott 1905 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae
Alternative combinations: Anomocare butes, Anomocarella butes, Proasaphiscus butes
Belongs to Iranoleesia according to S. Peng et al. 2009
See also Jell and Hughes 1997, Peng et al. 2004 and Walcott 1905
Sister taxa: Heyelingella shuiyuensis, Heyelingella zhongtiaoshanensis
Type specimen: USNM 58168, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (4 collections), India (4)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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