Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Fallotaspididae
Full reference: E. Bushuev, E. Goryaeva, and V. Pereladov. 2014. New discoveries of the oldest trilobites Profallotaspis and Nevadella in the northeastern Siberian Platform, Russia. Bulletin of Geosciences 89(2):347-364
Belongs to Profallotaspis according to E. Bushuev et al. 2014
Sister taxon: Profallotaspis jakutensis
Type specimen: CSGM, No. 2046/1, a cephalon/head. Its type locality is Lena River, Tuora-Sis Mountains, section 1 bioherm, which is in a Tommotian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Tyuser Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Lena River, Ulakhan-Aldyarkhai section (UA2), Majatheca tumefacta zone
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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