Richterarges ormistoni Whittington 1961 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Lichida - Lichidae

Alternative combination: Hemiarges ormistoni

Full reference: H. B. Whittington. 1961. Silurian Hemiarges (Trilobita) from Cornwallis Island and New York State. Journal of Paleontology 35(3):433-444

Belongs to Richterarges according to J. M. Adrain 1994

Sister taxa: Richterarges aquilonius, Richterarges bigener, Richterarges echinatus, Richterarges ethnikos, Richterarges facetus, Richterarges gibbus, Richterarges ptyonurus, Richterarges rolfei

Type specimen: MCZ 5624, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Locality 19, which is in a Ludlow marine horizon in the Cape Phillips Formation of Canada.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Locality 19

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