†Ptychopleurites Kobayashi 1936 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Leiostegiidae
Synonyms: Aposolenopleura Raymond 1937, Punctularia Raymond 1937
Parent taxon: Pagodiidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bienella, Girandia, Phoreotropis, Sagitaspis, Sagitoides, Seletoides
Subtaxa: Aposolenopleura platyfrons Ptychopleurites carinata Ptychopleurites dunbari
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection)
• Skullrockian of United States (1: Nevada)
• Cambrian of Canada (11: Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec), United States (9: South Dakota, Texas, Vermont)
Total: 22 collections including 23 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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