†Valdariops eichwaldi Schmidt 1881 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Alternative combinations: Chasmops eichwaldi, Phacops (Chasmops) eichwaldi, Phacops eichwaldi, Toxochasmops eichwaldi
Belongs to Valdariops according to A. Rõõmusoks 2000
See also Öpik 1935 and Schmidt 1881
Sister taxa: Valdariops aliquantulus, Valdariops angustus, Valdariops kernuensis
Type specimen: PSM 1/2733, a cephalothorax. Its type locality is Hiiumaa, which is in a Vormsi open shallow subtidal limestone in the Korgessaare Formation of Estonia.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Estonia (5 collections), Germany (1), Lithuania (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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