Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Full reference: R. Feist and K. J. McNamara. 2013. Patterns Of Evolution And Extinction In Proetid Trilobites During The Late Devonian Mass Extinction Event, Canning Basin, Western Australia. Palaeontology 56(2):229-259
Belongs to Palpebralina according to R. Feist and K. J. McNamara 2013
Sister taxa: Palpebralina minor, Palpebralina ocellifer
Subtaxa: Palpebralina pseudopalpebralis pseudopalpebralis Palpebralina pseudopalpebralis ultima
Type specimen: WAM 11.68, a cephalon/head. Its type locality is Locality 09. Windy Knolls, Bugle Gap, 1 km south of Waggon Pass, which is in a Frasnian perireef or subreef limestone in the Virgin Hills Formation of Australia.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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