Trilobita - Harpetida - Harpetidae
Full reference: Y. Howells. 1982. Scottish Silurian trilobites. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society 135(561):1-70
Belongs to Scotoharpes according to Howells 1982
Sister taxa: Scotoharpes aduncus, Scotoharpes cassinensis, Scotoharpes consuetus, Scotoharpes domina, Scotoharpes excavatus, Scotoharpes filiarum, Scotoharpes fragilis, Scotoharpes granti, Scotoharpes judex, Scotoharpes latior, Scotoharpes laurei, Scotoharpes lauriei, Scotoharpes loma, Scotoharpes molongloensis, Scotoharpes pansa, Scotoharpes planilimbatus, Scotoharpes raaschi, Scotoharpes rotundus, Scotoharpes sanctacrucensis, Scotoharpes sinensis, Scotoharpes singularis, Scotoharpes sombrero, Scotoharpes spasskii, Scotoharpes taimyricus, Scotoharpes tatouyangensis, Scotoharpes telleri, Scotoharpes tobulatus, Scotoharpes trinucleoides, Scotoharpes vetustus, Scotoharpes vitilis, Scotoharpes willsi, Scotoharpes youngi
Type specimen: BM In20759, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Penwhapple Glen (Silurian of the United Kingdom)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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