Fuscinipyge Ormiston 1972 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Parent taxon: Dechenellinae according to Z. Zhou et al. 2000

See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Basidechenella, Borealia, Camsellia, Clavibole, Cyberella, Cyrtodechenella, Dechenella, Deltadechenella, Elegenodechenella, Flexidechenella, Humeia, Ormistoniella, Otodechenella, Paradechenella, Pedinodechenella, Schizoproetoides, Schizoproetus, Xenodechenella, Chauffouraspis

Subtaxa: Fuscinipyge (Ormistonaspis) Fuscinipyge applanata Fuscinipyge inflata Fuscinipyge yolkini

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Type: Fuscinipyge yolkini

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (6: British Columbia, Northwest Territories collections)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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