†Kawina mercurius Billings 1865 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Alternative combinations: Cheirurus mercurius, Cydonocephalus mercurius
Belongs to Kawina according to C. R. Congreve and B. S. Lieberman 2011
See also Billings 1865 and Whittington 1963
Sister taxa: Kawina arnoldi, Kawina chazyensis, Kawina divergens, Kawina griphus, Kawina limbata, Kawina prolificus, Kawina prominulus, Kawina scrobiculus, Kawina sinica, Kawina torulus, Kawina trentonensis, Kawina vulcanus, Kawina webbi, Kawina wilsoni
Type specimen: GSC 668, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Alpha Boulder, Table Head ( of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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