Canadaspis Novozhilov in Orlov 1960 (crustacean)

Crustacea - Canadaspidida - Canadaspididae

Parent taxon: Canadaspididae according to D. E. G. Briggs et al. 2008

See also Bambach et al. 2007, Caron and Jackson 2008, Hegna et al. 2020 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Canadaspis laevigata Canadaspis perfecta

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Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic detritivore

Distribution:

• Marjumian of United States (1: Utah collection)

• Cambrian of Canada (29: Brithish Columbia, British Columbia), China (14), United States (6: Nevada, Utah)

Total: 50 collections each including a single occurrence

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