Trilobita - Olenida - Aphelaspidae
Full reference: A.R. Palmer. 1962. Glyptagnostus and associated trilobites in the United States. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 374(F):F1-F49
Belongs to Aphelaspis according to A.R. Palmer 1962
Sister taxa: Aphelaspis brachyphasis, Aphelaspis buttsi, Aphelaspis constricta, Aphelaspis granulata, Aphelaspis longifrons, Aphelaspis longispina, Aphelaspis spinosa, Aphelaspis walcotti, Labiostria gibbae, Labiostria westropi, Labiostria conveximarginata, Labiostria sigmoidalis
Type specimen: USNM 143174a, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (5: Nevada collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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