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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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