†Atopasaphus petasatus Shergold 1971 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Full reference: J. H. Shergold. 1971. Late Upper Cambrian trilobites from the Gola Beds, western Queensland. Commonwealth of Australia, Department of National Development, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology, and Geophysics Bullein 112:1-87
Belongs to Atopasaphus according to J. H. Shergold 1971
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CPC 9714, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Gola Beds B750, which is in a Franconian/Trempealeauan marine lime mudstone in Australia.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Gola Beds B750
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