†Bolaspis Resser 1935 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Bolaspididae

Full reference: C. E. Resser. 1935. Nomenclature of some Cambrian trilobites. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 93(5):1-46

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acrocephalops, Bolaspidaspis, Eldoradia, Rawlinsella

Subtaxa: Bolaspis errata Bolaspis haynesi Bolaspis labrosa Bolaspis neihartensis Bolaspis raymondi Bolaspis ticida

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Type: Alokistocare labrosum

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of United States (4: Arizona, Idaho/ Utah, Montana collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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