†Paralbertella bosworthi Walcott 1908 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Zacanthoididae

Alternative combination: Albertella bosworthi

Synonyms: Albertella similaris Resser 1936, Albertella stenorhachis Rasetti 1951

Full reference: C. W. Walcott. 1908. Cambrian Geology and Paleontology. No. 2. Cambrian Trilobites. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 53(2):13-48

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

See also Rasetti 1951, Resser 1936 and Walcott 1908

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Paralbertella bosworthi: Its type locality is south slope of Mount Bosworth, which is in a Delamaran marine shale in the Cathedral Formation of Canada
  • Albertella similaris: USNM 63762.
  • Albertella stenorhachis:

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Delamaran of Canada (3: Alberta, British Columbia collections), United States (2: California, Nevada)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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