†Harpidella megalops McCoy 1846 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Proetida - Aulacopleuridae
Alternative combination: Harpes megalops
Belongs to Harpidella according to R. M. Owens and W. Hammann 1990
See also M'Coy 1849, Owen 1981, Owen and Bruton 1980 and Owen and Harper 1982
Sister taxa: Harpidella (Harpidella), Harpidella beggi, Harpidella isoplates, Harpidella minima, Harpidella occidentalis, Harpidella schrieli, Harpidella tridens
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Coolin Lough [Kilbride Fm] (Silurian of Ireland)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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