†Psalikilopsis cuspicaudata Ross 1953 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae
Full reference: R. J., J.r. Ross. 1953. Additional Garden City (Early Ordovician) trilobites. Journal of Paleontology 27(5):633-646
Belongs to Psalikilopsis according to J. M. Adrain et al. 2003
Sister taxon: Psalikilopsis cuspidicauda
Type specimen: YPM 18774, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Locality 6, Hillyard's Canyon, recollection of lower "G(2)" zone, which is in a Tulean shallow subtidal horizon in the Garden City Formation of Idaho.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Norway (1 collection), United States (2: Idaho)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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