†Meteoraspis orientalis Yuan and Yin 1998 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Tricrepicephalidae
Full reference: J. L. Yuan and G. Z. Yin. 1998. New polymerid trilobites from the Chefu Formation in early Late Cambrian of eastern Guizhou. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 37(2):137-172
Belongs to Meteoraspis according to J. L. Yuan and G. Z. Yin 1998
Sister taxa: Meteoraspis borealis, Meteoraspis metra, Meteoraspis mutica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Yangweizhou-Jimachong, Glyptagnostus stolidotus zone, which is in a Guzhangian slope limestone in the Chefu Formation of China
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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