†Mummaspis occidens Walcott 1913 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Laudoniidae
Alternative combinations: Esmeraldina occidens, Wanneria occidens
Belongs to Mummaspis according to B. S. Lieberman 1999
See also Fritz 1992, Palmer and Repina 1993 and Resser and Howell 1938
Sister taxa: Mummaspis delgadoae, Mummaspis macer, Mummaspis muralensis, Mummaspis oblisooculatus, Mummaspis truncatooculatus
Type specimen: USNM 60080
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (2: Alberta collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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