†Bolaspidella contracta Robison 1964 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Menomoniidae
Full reference: R. A. Robison. 1964. Late Middle Cambrian faunas from Western Utah. Journal of Paleontology 38(3):510-566
Belongs to Bolaspidella according to R. A. Robison 1964
Sister taxa: Bolaspidella convexa, Bolaspidella housensis, Bolaspidella jarrardi, Bolaspidella prooculis, Bolaspidella reesae, Bolaspidella resseri, Bolaspidella stymacantha
Type specimen: USNM 141281, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (1: Newfoundland collection), United States (2: Utah)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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