Otarionella taganon Chatterton et al. 1979 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Otarionidae

Full reference: B. D. E. Chatterton, B. D. Johnson, and K. S. W. Campbell. 1979. Silicified Lower Devonian trilobites from New South Wales. Palaeontology 22(4):799-837

Belongs to Otarionella according to B. D. E. Chatterton et al. 1979

Sister taxa: Otarion (Otarion), Otarion diffractum, Otarion filmeri, Otarion huddyi, Otarion listron, Otarion stigmatophthalmus

Type specimen: ANU 35181, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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