Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Alternative combination: Achatella consobrina
Full reference: R. P. Tripp. 1954. Caradocian trilobites from the mudstones at Craighead Quarry, near Girvan, Ayrshire. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 62(3):655-693
Belongs to Achatella (Achatella) according to V. Jaanusson and L. Ramsköld 1993
Sister taxa: Achatella (Achatella) bailyi, Achatella (Achatella) nieszkowskii
Type specimen: A.3946a, b. Its type locality is Craighead Quarry, which is in a Caradoc marine mudstone in the Craighead Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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