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†Isotelus gigas Dekay 1824 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Belongs to Isotelus according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

Sister taxa: Isotelus aktchokensis, Isotelus bearsi, Isotelus beta, Isotelus bradleyi, Isotelus copenhagenensis, Isotelus frognoensis, Isotelus giganteus, Isotelus harrisi, Isotelus iowensis, Isotelus kimmswickensis, Isotelus maximus, Isotelus megistos, Isotelus obtusum, Isotelus parvirugosus, Isotelus platyrhachis, Isotelus rejuvenis, Isotelus rex, Isotelus simplex, Isotelus skapaneidos, Isotelus susae, Isotelus violaensis, Isotelus walcotti, Homotelus laevis, Homotelus elongatus, Homotelus stegops, Homotelus catactus, Homotelus laeviurus, Homotelus gratiosus, Homotelus ulrichi, Homotelus indentus, Homotelus stincharensis, Homotelus florencevillensis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore-detritivore

Distribution:

• Chazyan of Canada (1: Quebec collection)

• Ordovician of Canada (24: Ontario, Quebec, Québec), United States (81: Illinois, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Iowa/Wisconsin, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania)

Total: 106 collections each including a single occurrence

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