Artiopoda - Proetida - Bathyuridae
Alternative combinations: Bathyurellus marginatus, Bathyurellus marginiatus, Grinnellaspis marginiata, Grinnellaspis marginiatus, Punka marginiatus, Uromystrum marginatus
Full reference: E. Billings. 1865. Palaeozoic fossils, volume 1. Geological Survey of Canada 1-426
Belongs to Uromystrum according to W. D. Boyce and I. Knight 2010
See also Billings 1865, Boyce 1978, Boyce and Stouge 1997, Brett and Westrop 1996, Loch 2007, Raymond 1925 and Rohr et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Uromystrum affine, Uromystrum brevispinum, Uromystrum drepanon, Uromystrum minor, Uromystrum patulum, Uromystrum validus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Arenig of United States (2: New York, Vermont collections)
• Ordovician of Canada (4: Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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