Zacanthopsis stribuccus Fritz 1972 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Zacanthoididae

Full reference: W. H. Fritz. 1972. Lower Cambrian trilobites from the Sekwi Formation type section, northwestern Canada. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 212

Belongs to Zacanthopsis according to W. H. Fritz 1972

Sister taxa: Zacanthopsis contractus, Zacanthopsis expansa, Zacanthopsis levis

Type specimen: GSC 27416, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Sekwi Formation - collection 73067, which is in a Cambrian marine limestone in the Sekwi Formation of Canada.

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (3: Northwest Territories collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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