Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae
Full reference: Z. Zhou, G. Yin, and Z. Zhou. 2014. Ordovician (Darriwilian-early Katian) trilobite faunas of northwestern Tarim, Xinjiang, China. Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 46:1-142
Belongs to Nileus according to Z. Zhou et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Nileus affinis, Nileus armadillo, Nileus australis, Nileus cingolanii, Nileus depressus, Nileus deynouxi, Nileus erici, Nileus exarmatus, Nileus gabata, Nileus glazialis, Nileus hesperaffinis, Nileus lacunosa, Nileus macrops, Nileus orbiculatoides, Nileus orbiculatus, Nileus petilus, Nileus planiceps, Nileus porosus, Nileus scrutator, Nileus walcotti, Remopleuridioides preandinus
Type specimen: NIGP 155319, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Collection NJ517, Dawangou, northwestern Tarim Basin, which is in a Katian slope lime mudstone/mudstone in the Qilang Formation of China.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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