Elburgia Palmer 1960 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Elviniidae

Full reference: A. R. Palmer. 1960. Trilobites of the Upper Cambrian Dunderberg Shale, Eureka District, Nevada. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 334-C:53-107

Parent taxon: Elviniidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Chariocephalus, Dartonaspis, Drumaspis, Dunderbergia, Dytremacephalus, Elvinaspis, Elvinia, Elviniella, Elvinoides, Elviraspis, Elyaspis, Irvingella, Jessievillia, Kujandina, Maladioides, Megadunderbergia, Metisaspina, Onchopeltis, Paraenshia, Pesaia, Prismenaspis, Pseudosaukia, Qingshuihella

Subtaxa: Elburgia intermedia Elburgia quinnensis

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (2: Yukon collections), United States (25: Alaska, California, Nevada, Nevada and Utah, Utah)

Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence

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