Comptonaspis Brenzinski 1988 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Parent taxon: Cummingellinae according to D. K. Brezinski 2025

See also Brezinski 2000, Jell and Adrain 2002, Lerosey-Aubril 2012 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Australokaskia, Baliothyreus, Bedicella, Cummingella, Gapeevella, Humilogriffithides, Karginella, Kollarcephalus, Liobolina, Mahaiella, Moschoglossis, Paraphillipsia, Parvidumus, Persiax, Planokaskia, Richterella, Timorcranium, Xiangzhongella, Zhegangula

Subtaxa: Comptonaspis swallowi

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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

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