†Ogygiocaris iruyensis Tortello and Esteban 2016 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Full reference: M. F. Tortello and S. B. Esteban. 2016. Early Ordovician trilobites from the Iruya area (Cordillera Oriental, northwestern Argentina) and their stratigraphic significance. Journal of Paleontology 90(5):923-958
Belongs to Ogygiocaris according to M. F. Tortello and S. B. Esteban 2016
Sister taxa: Ogygiocaris araiorhachis, Ogygiocaris concentrica, Ogygiocaris dilatata, Ogygiocaris sarsi, Ogygiocaris striolata, Ogygiocarella debuchana
Type specimen: MLP 35158a, a pygidium
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Pantipampa, 93 m (Ordovician of Argentina)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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