†Cryptolithus tessellatus Green 1832 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Trinucleida - Trinucleidae
Alternative combinations: Cryptolithus tesselata, Cryptolithus tesselatus
Synonyms: Cryptolithus bellulus Ulrich 1879, Cryptolithus lorettensis Foerste 1924, Trinucleus bellulus Ulrich 1879
Belongs to Cryptolithus according to F.C. Shaw and P.J. Lesperance 1994
See also Chatterton et al. 1994, Foerste 1924, Fox 1968 and Holloway and Lane 2016
Sister taxon: Cryptolithus recurvus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (11: Ontario, Quebec, Québec collections), United States (49: Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia)
Total: 60 collections including 63 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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