Artiopoda - Olenida - Aphelaspidae
Alternative combination: Proaulacopleura buttsi
Belongs to Aphelaspis according to S. Peng 1992
Sister taxa: Aphelaspis arsoides, Aphelaspis australis, Aphelaspis brachyphasis, Aphelaspis camiro, Aphelaspis constricta, Aphelaspis granulata, Aphelaspis haguei, Aphelaspis inermis, Aphelaspis longifrons, Aphelaspis longispina, Aphelaspis quadrata, Aphelaspis spinosa, Aphelaspis subditus, Aphelaspis tarda, Aphelaspis tumifrons, Aphelaspis walcotti, Labiostria conveximarginata, Labiostria sigmoidalis, Labiostria westropi, Labiostria gibbae
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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