†Chapmanopyge amplimarginiata Billings 1859 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Proetida - Bathyuridae
Alternative combinations: Bathyurus amplimarginatus, Peltabellia amplimarginata
Belongs to Chapmanopyge according to R. A. Fortey and D. L. Bruton 2013
See also Shaw and Bolton 2011
Sister taxa: Chapmanopyge knudseni, Chapmanopyge oklahomensis, Chapmanopyge sanddoelaensis
Type specimen: GSC 517 (lectotype), a pygidium
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Norway (1 collection)
• Ibexian of Canada (1: Quebec)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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