†Glyphaspis capella Walcott 1916 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Olenida - Asaphiscidae
Alternative combination: Asaphiscus capella
Full reference: C.D. Walcott. 1916. Cambrian geology and paleontology III. No. 5. Cambrian trilobites. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 64:303-456
Belongs to Glyphaspis according to C. E. Resser 1935
See also Poulsen 1927 and Walcott 1916
Sister taxa: Glyphaspis calenus, Glyphaspis camma, Glyphaspis concavus, Glyphaspis curticei, Glyphaspis tetonensis
Type specimen: USNM 62761-4
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (3: Georgia collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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