†Ornamentaspis Geyer 1990 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Ellipsocephalidae
Parent taxon: Ellipsocephalinae according to E. Landing et al. 2008
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cambrosaurura, Dellingia, Ellipsocephalus, Ellipsostrenua, Kingaspidoides
Subtaxa: Ornamentaspis angustigena Ornamentaspis crassilimbata Ornamentaspis hupei
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Germany (7 collections), Morocco (3), Poland (1)
• Amgan of Germany (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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