Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae
Full reference: R. A. Fortey and M.L. Droser. 1996. Trilobites at the base of the Middle Ordovician, western United States. Journal of Paleontology 70(1):73-99
Parent taxon: Bathyuridae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Fortey and Droser 1999 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acidiphorus, Aponileus, Bathyurellinae, Bathyurinae, Bathyurus, Eleutherocentrus, Ermanella, Gignopeltis, Gladiatoria, Psephosthenaspis, Pseudoolenoides, Raymondites, Strigigenalis
Subtaxa: Madaraspis magnifica
Type: Madaraspis magnifica
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of United States (1: Nevada collection)
• Ordovician of United States (3: Nevada, Utah)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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