†Prehousia alata Palmer 1960 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Olenida - Pterocephaliidae
Full reference: A. R. Palmer. 1960. Trilobites of the Upper Cambrian Dunderberg Shale, Eureka District, Nevada. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 334-C:53-107
Belongs to Prehousia according to M. J. Hopkins 2011
See also Palmer 1960
Sister taxa: Prehousia diverta, Prehousia impolita, Prehousia indenta, Prehousia prima, Prehousia semicircularis
Type specimen: USNM 136866, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of the Russian Federation (1 collection), United States (10: Nevada, Utah)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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