Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Dolichometopidae
Full reference: W. H. Fritz. 1968. Lower and early Middle Cambrian trilobites from the Pioche Shale, East-Central Nevada, U.S.A. Palaeontology 11:36-43
Belongs to Poliella according to W. H. Fritz 1968
Sister taxa: Bathyuriscus (Poliella) anteros, Bathyuriscus (Poliella) balus, Bathyuriscus (Poliella) caranus, Bathyuriscus (Poliella) occidentalis, Bathyuriscus (Poliella) powersi, Bathyuriscus (Poliella) primus, Bathyuriscus (Poliella) sylla, Poliella castlensis, Poliella denticulata, Poliella germana, Poliella lomataspis, Poliella ovala, Bornemannia prima
Type specimen: USNM 153581, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Pioche Shale, Bed 72, which is in a Delamaran carbonate limestone/shale in the Pioche Shale Formation of Nevada.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (8: Nevada collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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