Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Full reference: B. D. E. Chatterton. 1971. Taxonomy and ontogeny of Siluro-Devonian trilobites from near Yass, New South Wales. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 137(1-3):1-108
Belongs to Primaspis (Taemasaspis) according to B. D. E. Chatterton 1971
Sister taxon: Primaspis (Taemasaspis) bowningensis
Type specimen: ANU 17830, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Chatterton Loc. A, near Yass, NSW, which is in an Emsian marine lime mudstone/wackestone in the Taemas Formation of Australia.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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