Whittingtonia bispinosa McCoy 1846 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Alternative combinations: Acidaspis bispinosus, Ceratocephala bispinosa, Onychaspis bispinosus

Synonyms: Acidaspis breviloba Angelin 1854, Trapelocera breviloba Angelin 1854

Belongs to Whittingtonia according to D. L. Bruton 1966

See also Angelin 1854, Prantl and Pribyl 1949, Reed 1925 and Warburg 1925

Sister taxon: Whittingtonia whittingtoni

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Ireland (1 collection), Spain (2), Sweden (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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