Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Full reference: J. R. Laurie and J. H. Shergold. 1996. Early Ordovician trilobite taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the Emanuel Formation, Canning Basin, western Australia. Part 1. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 240(1-3):65-103
Belongs to Emanuelaspis (Emanuelaspis) according to J. R. Laurie and J. H. Shergold 1996
Sister taxon: Emanuelaspis (Emanuelaspis) teicherti
Type specimen: CPC 31850, a pygidium. Its type locality is Section 705/129, which is in a Bendigonian marine limestone/siltstone in the Emanuel Formation of Australia.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Australia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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