†Opsypharus Howells 1982 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Styginidae
Alternative spelling: Opsupharus
Full reference: Y. Howells. 1982. Scottish Silurian trilobites. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society 135(561):1-70
Parent taxon: Bumastinae according to D. J. Holloway and P. D. Lane 2016
See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Opsypharus maccallumi Opsypharus nudus
Type: Illaenus (Bumastus) maccallumi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Greenland (1 collection), Ukraine (2), the United Kingdom (5)
• Ordovician of Sweden (2)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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