Irvingella Ulrich and Resser 1924 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Elviniidae

Synonyms: Irvingella (Parairvingella) Kobayashi 1938, Komaspis Kobayashi 1935, Parairvingella Kobayashi 1938

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

See also Palmer 1965 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Chariocephalus, Dartonaspis, Drumaspis, Dunderbergia, Dytremacephalus, Elburgia, Elvinaspis, Elvinia, Elviniella, Elvinoides, Elviraspis, Elyaspis, Jessievillia, Kujandina, Maladioides, Megadunderbergia, Metisaspina, Onchopeltis, Paraenshia, Pesaia, Prismenaspis, Pseudosaukia, Qingshuihella

Subtaxa: Irvingella angustilimbata Irvingella flohri Irvingella major Irvingella norilica Irvingella perfecta Irvingella taitzuhoensis Irvingella transversa Irvingella tropica

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (10: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Yukon collections), China (8), Kazakhstan (16), the Russian Federation (12), South Korea (21), United States (67: Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin)

Total: 134 collections including 153 occurrences

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