Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pliomeridae
Full reference: H. B. Whittington. 1961. Middle Ordovician Pliomeridae (Trilobita) from Nevada, New York, Quebec, Newfoundland. Journal of Paleontology 35(5):911-922
Parent taxon: Pliomeridae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anapliomera, Benedettia, Cybelopsinae, Encrinurella, Evropeites, Gogoella, Guizhoupliomerops, Hammatocneminae, Hintzeia, Ibexaspis, Josephulus, Leiostrototropis, Lemureops, Liexiaspis, Obliteraspis, Parapliomera, Perissopliomera, Placoparia, Pliomera, Pliomerella, Pliomeridius, Pliomerina, Pliomerinae, Protoencrinurella, Protopliomerella, Protopliomerops, Pseudomera, Quinquecosta, Rossaspis
Subtaxa: Colobinion julius
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection)
• Arenig of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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