†Modocia oweni Meek and Hayden 1861 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Marjumiidae
Alternative combinations: Agraulos oweni, Arionellus (Crepicephalus) oweni, Arionellus oweni
Belongs to Modocia according to Walcott 1924
See also Meek and Hayden 1864, Palmer 1954 and Walcott 1884
Sister taxa: Modocia arctica, Modocia comforti, Modocia integella, Modocia kohli, Modocia nevadensis, Modocia obscura, Modocia penfieldi, Modocia whiteleyi, Armonia elongata
Type specimen: USNM 1180
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (10: South Dakota, Texas collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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