Trilobita - Olenida - Aphelaspidae
Full reference: A. R. Palmer. 1954. The Faunas of the Riley Formation in Central Texas. Journal of Paleontology 28(6):709-786
Belongs to Aphelaspis according to Lochman-Balk 1974
Sister taxa: Aphelaspis brachyphasis, Aphelaspis buttsi, Aphelaspis constricta, Aphelaspis granulata, Aphelaspis longifrons, Aphelaspis longispina, Aphelaspis subditus, Aphelaspis walcotti, Labiostria westropi, Labiostria gibbae, Labiostria sigmoidalis, Labiostria conveximarginata
Type specimen: UT-32080, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is TC-807, which is in a Paibian marine sandstone/limestone in the Riley Formation of Texas.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (4: Texas collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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