†Aphelaspis buttsi Kobayashi 1936 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Olenida - Aphelaspidae
Alternative combination: Proaulacopleura buttsi
Belongs to Aphelaspis according to S. Peng 1992
Sister taxa: Aphelaspis australis, Aphelaspis brachyphasis, Aphelaspis constricta, Aphelaspis granulata, Aphelaspis longifrons, Aphelaspis longispina, Aphelaspis spinosa, Aphelaspis subditus, Aphelaspis walcotti, Labiostria conveximarginata, Labiostria sigmoidalis, Labiostria gibbae, Labiostria westropi
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (1 collection), United States (2: Alabama, Nevada)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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