†Psilocara Fortey 1974 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae
Full reference: R. A. Fortey. 1974. The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. I. Olenidae. Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter 160:1-129
Parent taxon: Pelturinae according to R. A. Fortey 1974
See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anaximander, Chungkingaspis, Leptoplastides, Leurostega, Svalbardites
Subtaxa: Psilocara comma Psilocara liliae Psilocara patagiatum
Type: Psilocara comma
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Arenigian of Argentina (1 collection)
• Arenig of Argentina (1)
• Ibexian of Norway (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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