†Sunwaptia Westrop 1986 (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, Plectrella, Proricephalus, Ptychaspis, Saukioides, Wilcoxaspis
Subtaxa: Sunwaptia plutoi
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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