†Cloacaspis ceryx Fortey 1974 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae
Alternative combination: Balnibarbi ceryx
Full reference: R. A. Fortey. 1974. The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. I. Olenidae. Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter 160:1-129
Belongs to Cloacaspis according to R. A. Fortey et al. 2024
See also Fortey 1974 and Hopkins 2019
Sister taxa: Cloacaspis dejecta, Cloacaspis ekphymosa, Cloacaspis senilis, Cloacaspis tesselata
Subtaxa: Cloacaspis ceryx anataphra Cloacaspis ceryx ceryx
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Norway (4 collections), United States (2: California)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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