Nambeetella embolion Fortey and Shergold 1984 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

Full reference: R. A. Fortey and J. H. Shergold. 1984. Early Ordovician trilobites, Nora Formation, central Australia. Palaeontology 27:315-366

Belongs to Nambeetella according to R. A. Fortey and J. H. Shergold 1984

Sister taxon: Nambeetella fitzroyensis

Type specimen: CPC 22751, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Locality 126/3, which is in an Arenig shallow subtidal sandstone/siltstone in the Nora Formation of Australia.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Arenig of Australia (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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