Asaphiscus (Blainia) gregarius Walcott 1916 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Alternative combinations: Blainia gregaria, Blania gregaria

Full reference: C.D. Walcott. 1916. Cambrian geology and paleontology III. No. 5. Cambrian trilobites. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 64:303-456

Belongs to Asaphiscus (Blainia) according to C.D. Walcott 1916

See also Allen and Lester 1954 and Resser 1935

Sister taxa: Asaphiscus (Blainia) glabra, Asaphiscus (Blainia) paula, Blainia buttsi, Blainia centerensis

Type specimen: USNM 62797 and 62791, 62793-6, 62798-62801

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Argentina (1 collection), United States (6: Georgia)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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