Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Alternative combinations: Ceraurus rarus, Encrinuroides rarus
Synonyms: Encrinurus raricostatus Walcott 1877, Encrinurus vannulus Clarke 1897
Belongs to Walencrinuroides according to D. K. Moss and S. R. Westrop 2014
See also Chatterton and Ludvigsen 1976, Lespérance and Desbiens 1995 and Tremblay and Westrop 1991
Sister taxa: Walencrinuroides autochthon, Walencrinuroides polypleura, Walencrinuroides rolfi, Walencrinuroides tremblayi
Type specimens:
- Walencrinuroides rarus: UC 12322, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
- Encrinurus raricostatus:
- Encrinurus vannulus:
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Northwest Territories collection), United States (4: Iowa/Wisconsin)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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