Hentigia argops Haas et al. 1980 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Full reference: W. Haas, G. Hahn, and R. Hahn. 1980. Perm-Trilobiten aus Afghanistan. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 169(4-6):73-127

Belongs to Hentigia according to W. Haas et al. 1980

Sister taxa: Hentigia bulbops, Hentigia ornata, Hentigia planops

Type specimen: GSC 62694, a cephalon/head. Its type locality is GSC 56430, Stepanow Creek, Hare Fiord, Ellesmere Island, which is in a Moscovian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Hare Fiord Formation of Canada.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at GSC 56430, Stepanow Creek, Hare Fiord, Ellesmere Island

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