†Simulopaladin simulator Haas et al. 1980 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Alternative combinations: Ditomopyge simulator, Paladin simulator
Full reference: W. Haas, G. Hahn, and R. Hahn. 1980. Perm-Trilobiten aus Afghanistan. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 169(4-6):73-127
Belongs to Simulopaladin according to R. A. Fortey and A. P. Heward 2015
See also Haas et al. 1980 and Owens 2003
Sister taxon: Simulopaladin tridentifer
Type specimen: GPIBo/HaHa 59, an exoskeleton (complete trilobite). Its type locality is Kohe Nazuk, Behsud, which is in an Artinskian marine limestone in Afghanistan.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Kohe Nazuk, Behsud
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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