Modocia oweni Meek and Hayden 1861 (trilobite)

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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