Coosella Lochman 1936 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Marjumiidae

Parent taxon: Marjumiidae according to J. C. Lamsdell and P. A. Selden 2015

See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Westrop 1992

Sister taxa: Anemocephalops, Crepichilella, Glyphopeltis, Holmdalia, Ithyektyphus, Lecanopleura, Modocia, Nasocephalus, Nericella, Nericia, Pearylandia, Petruninaspis, Schyilaspis, Shickshockia, Syspacheilus

Subtaxa: Coosella helena Coosella intermediens Coosella perplexa Coosella prolifica

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Type: Coosella prolifica

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (11: Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon collections), United States (63: Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 74 collections including 95 occurrences

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