Artiopoda - Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Alternative combination: Encrinuroides spicatus
Full reference: R. P. Tripp. 1974. New encrinurid trilobites from the Galena Formation (Ordovician) of Wisconsin and Iowa. Journal of Paleontology 48(3):485-488
Belongs to Erratencrinurus according to D. K. Moss and S. R. Westrop 2014
Sister taxa: Erratencrinurus (Celtencrinurus), Erratencrinurus (Erratencrinurus), Erratencrinurus capricornu, Erratencrinurus lapworthi, Erratencrinurus neuter, Erratencrinurus trippi, Erratencrinurus uncatus, Erratencrinurus vigilans
Type specimen: USNM 164151, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (5: Quebec collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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