Cryptolithus tessellatus Green 1832 (trilobite)

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

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