Aponileus strelkaae Adrain and McAdams 2012 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Full reference: J. M. Adrain and N. E. B. McAdams. 2012. The Lower Ordovician (upper Floian) bathyurid trilobite Aponileus Hu, with species from Utah, Texas, and Greenland. Zootaxa 3293 (3293)2-67

Belongs to Aponileus according to J. M. Adrain and N. E. B. McAdams 2012

Sister taxa: Aponileus aasei, Aponileus belkaae, Aponileus glaber, Aponileus laikaae, Aponileus latus, Aponileus ugolekae, Aponileus veterokae

Type specimen: SUI 129298, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Aponileus strelkaae in the database

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