†Pteroparia extrema Feist and McNamara 2013 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
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 Pteroparia according to R. Feist and K. J. McNamara 2013
Sister taxa: Pteroparia aekensis, Pteroparia coumiacensis
Type specimen: WAM 11.208, a cephalon/head
Ecology: fast-moving infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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