Elrathia rara Resser 1939 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae

Full reference: C. E. Resser. 1939. The Spence Shale and its fauna. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 97(12):1-29

Belongs to Elrathia according to C. E. Resser 1939

Sister taxa: Elrathia grazierensis, Elrathia idahoensis, Elrathia kingi, Elrathia longiceps, Elrathia occidentalis, Elrathia permulta, Elrathia sampsoni, Elrathia spencei

Type specimen: USNM 96541

Ecology: fast-moving epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Lead Bell Shale, Liberty ( of Idaho)

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