†Atops Emmons 1844 (trilobite)
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Synonym: Ivshiniellus Korobov 1966
Parent taxon: Atopidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Osadchaya et al. 1979 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Avalonia, Pseudatops
Subtaxa: Atops rupertensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Caerfai of United States (1: New York collection)
• Cambrian of Australia (3), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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