Clappaspis spencei 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 Clappaspis according to C. E. Resser 1939

Sister taxa: Ehmaniella angustigena, Ehmaniella casta, Ehmaniella fronsplanata, Ehmaniella quadrans, Ehmaniella similis, Ehmaniella waptaensis, Ehmaniella whitei, Clappaspis dotis, Clappaspis idahoensis, Clappaspis lanata, Clappaspis coriacea

Type specimen: USNM 96530

Ecology: fast-moving epifaunal detritivore

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

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