†Otarion huddyi Adrain and Chatterton 1994 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Proetida - Otarionidae
Full reference: J. M. Adrain and B. D. E. Chatterton. 1994. The aulacopleurid trilobite Otarion, with new species from the Silurian of northwestern Canada. Journal of Paleontology 68(2):305-323
Belongs to Otarion according to J. M. Adrain and B. D. E. Chatterton 1994
Sister taxa: Otarion (Conoparia), Otarion (Otarion), Otarion diffractum, Otarion ellipsocephalum, Otarion filmeri, Otarion listron, Otarion stigmatophthalmus
Type specimen: UA 8510, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Whitwellian of Canada (5: Northwest Territories collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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