Acernaspis copperi Chatterton and Ludvigsen 2004 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Full reference: B. D. E. Chatterton and R. Ludvigsen. 2004. Early Silurian trilobites of Anticosti Island, Québec, Canada. Palaeontographica Canadiana 22

Belongs to Acernaspis according to B. D. E. Chatterton and R. Ludvigsen 2004

Sister taxa: Acernaspis (Eskaspis), Acernaspis elliptifrons, Acernaspis khatangensis, Acernaspis nanus, Acernaspis orestes, Acernaspis superciliexcelsis, Acernaspis xynon

Type specimen: GSC 122348, an exoskeleton

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (2: Quebec collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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