†Dellea punctata Palmer 1965 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Olenida - Dokimokephalidae
Full reference: A. R. Palmer. 1965. Trilobites of the Late Cambrian Pterocephaliid Biomere in the Great Basin, United States. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 493:1-105
Belongs to Dellea according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
Sister taxa: Dellea laevis, Dellea planafrons, Dellea suada, Dellea wilbernsensis
Type specimen: USNM 141543, a cephalon/head (cranididum)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (3: Nevada)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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