Cedaria minor Walcott 1916 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Olenida - Cedariidae

Alternative combination: Asaphiscus minor

Belongs to Cedaria according to J. M. Adrain et al. 2009

See also Resser 1935 and Walcott 1916

Sister taxa: Cedaria brevifrons, Cedaria burnetensis, Cedaria eurycheilos, Cedaria prolifica, Cedaria puelchana, Cedaria selwyni

Type specimen: USNM 62778-80. Its type locality is 30n. 4 miles south of Marjum Pass, which is in a Marjumian marine limestone in the Weeks Formation of Utah.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (6: Yukon collections), United States (3: Utah)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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