Gondwanaspis spinosa Feist and McNamara 2007 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Full reference: R. Feist and K. J. McNamara. 2007. Biodiversity, distribution and patterns of extinction of the last odontopleuroid trilobites during the Devonian (Givetian, Frasnian). Geological Magazine 144(5):777-796

Belongs to Gondwanaspis according to R. Feist and K. J. McNamara 2007

Sister taxa: Gondwanaspis dracula, Gondwanaspis harborti, Gondwanaspis mrirtensis, Gondwanaspis prisca

Type specimen: WAM 07.94, a cephalon/head. Its type locality is East side of McWhae Ridge, Lawford Range, Canning Basin, which is in a Frasnian perireef or subreef limestone in the Virgin Hills Formation of Australia.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.