Peltabellia baumannensis Adrain and Westrop 2005 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Full reference: J. M. Adrain and S. R. Westrop. 2005. Lower Ordovician trilobites from the Baumann Fiord Formation, Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 42(9):1523-1546

Belongs to Peltabellia according to J. M. Adrain and S. R. Westrop 2005

Sister taxa: Peltabellia elegans, Peltabellia glabra, Peltabellia lata, Peltabellia peltabella, Peltabellia sibirica

Type specimen: ROM 56842, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (2: Nunavut collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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