†Clappaspis idahoensis Resser 1939 (trilobite)
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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, Clappaspis coriacea, Clappaspis dotis, Clappaspis lanata, Clappaspis spencei
Type specimen: USNM 96531
Ecology: fast-moving epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Lead Bell Shale, Liberty ( of Idaho)
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