Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Archaeaspididae
Full reference: B. S. Lieberman. 2002. Phylogenetic analysis of some basal Early Cambrian trilobites, the biogeographic origins of the Eutrilobita, and the timing of the Cambrian radiation. Journal of Paleontology 76(4):692-708
Belongs to Archaeaspis according to B. S. Lieberman 2002
Sister taxa: Archaeaspis hupei, Archaeaspis macropleuron
Type specimen: LACMIP 7371, a partial skeleton (partial cephalon and thorax). Its type locality is UCLA loc. 6748, which is in a Montezuman marine horizon in the Campito Formation of California.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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