†Comptonaspis Brenzinski 1988 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Parent taxon: Cummingellinae according to R. Lerosey-Aubril 2012
See also Brezinski 2000, Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Australokaskia, Bedicella, Cummingella, Gapeevella, Humilogriffithides, Karginella, Liobolina, Mahaiella, Moschoglossis, Paraphillipsia, Perexigupyge, Persia, Planokaskia, Richterella, Xiangzhongella, Zhegangula
Subtaxa: Comptonaspis swallowi
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (4: Missouri, New Mexico collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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