Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Full reference: R. P. Tripp. 1954. Caradocian trilobites from the mudstones at Craighead Quarry, near Girvan, Ayrshire. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 62(3):655-693
Belongs to Diacanthaspis according to R. P. Tripp 1954
Sister taxa: Diacanthaspis (Diacanthaspis), Diacanthaspis decacantha, Diacanthaspis lalage, Diacanthaspis lepidus, Diacanthaspis maquoketensis, Diacanthaspis orandensis, Diacanthaspis scitulus, Diacanthaspis secretus, Diacanthaspis trispineus, Diacanthaspis ulrichi
Type specimen: A.3866a, b, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Diacanthaspis elapsus in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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