Trilobita - Asaphida - Ceratopygidae
Full reference: H. J. Harrington and A. F. Leanza. 1957. Ordovician trilobites of Argentina. Department of Geology, University of Kansas Special Publication. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press 1:1-276
Parent taxon: Ceratopygidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Harrington and Leanza 1957 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ajacicrepida, Asiocephalus, Boschchekulia, Ceratopyge, Charchaqia, Diceratopyge, Dichelepyge, Dipleuropyge, Haniwoides, Hedinaspis, Hunanopyge, Hysterolenus, Iwayaspidinae, Kaltykelina, Kaufmannella, Kogenium, Macropyge, Macropygella, Mansuyella, Neohedinaspis, Onychopyge, Proceratopyge, Pseudohysterolenus, Pseudoyuepingia, Tamdaspis, Tropidopyge, Yuepingioides
Subtaxa: Nannopeltis modesta
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Arenigian of Argentina (5 collections)
• Tremadoc of Argentina (4)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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