†Kochaspis liliana Walcott 1886 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Ptychopariida

Alternative combination: Crepicephalus liliana

Synonym: Kochaspis highlandensis Resser 1935

Belongs to Kochaspis according to A. R. Palmer and R. B. Halley 1979

See also Palmer 1954, Resser 1935, Sundberg and McCollum 2003 and Walcott 1916

Sister taxa: Kochaspis cooperi, Kochaspis gogensis, Kochaspis nevadensis, Kochaspis unzia, Kochaspis upis

Type specimens:

  • Kochaspis liliana: USNM 15428, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
  • Kochaspis highlandensis: USNM 61640-1.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Delamaran of United States (2: Nevada collections)

• Cambrian of United States (11: Nevada)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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