†Nephrolenellus geniculatus Palmer 1998 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Biceratopsidae
Full reference: A. R. Palmer. 1998. Terminal Early Cambrian extinction of the Olenellina: documentation from the Pioche Formation, Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 72(4):650-672
Belongs to Nephrolenellus according to M. Webster 2007
See also Palmer 1998
Sister taxon: Nephrolenellus multinodus
Type specimen: DMNH 16052, an exoskeleton (nearly complete exoskeleton). Its type locality is Locality ICS-1044, which is in a Dyeran marine shale in the Pioche Shale Formation of Nevada.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (14: Nevada collections)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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