†Plectrella Ludvigsen and Westrop 1989 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Asaphida - Ptychaspididae
Parent taxon: Ptychaspididae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alborsella, Changia, Eoptychaspis, Eowuhuia, Euptychaspis, Idiomesus, Imlerella, Kathleenella, Keithia, Keithiella, Macronoda, Proricephalus, Ptychaspis, Saukioides, Sunwaptia, Wilcoxaspis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection)
• Cambrian of Canada (2: Yukon)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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