†Libertella Hu 1971 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Full reference: C. Hu. 1971. Ontogeny and sexual dimorphism of lower Paleozoic Trilobita. Palaeontographica Americana 7(44):1-155
Parent taxon: Staurocephalidae according to W. R. Evitt and R. P. Tripp 1977
See also Hu 1971 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Oedicybele, Rongxiella, Staurocephalus
Subtaxa: Libertella corona
Type: Libertella corona
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (4: Virginia collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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