†Lachnostoma disputa Fortey 1975 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Alternative combination: Paraptychopyge disputa
Full reference: R. A. Fortey. 1975. The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. II. Asaphidae, Nileidae, Raphiophoridae and Telephinidae of the Valhollfonna Formation. Norsk Polarinstitutt, Skrifter 162:1-125
Belongs to Lachnostoma according to R. A. Fortey et al. 2024
See also Fortey and Bruton 2013
Sister taxa: Lachnostoma latucelsum, Lachnostoma platypyga
Type specimen: PMO NF 2488, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (1: California collection)
• Ibexian of Norway (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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