Artiopoda - Asaphida - Cyclopygidae
Alternative combinations: Cyclopyge insolens, Heterocyclopyge insolens
Full reference: C. Schuchert and G. A. Cooper. 1930. Upper Ordovician and Lower Devonian Stratigraphy and Paleontology of Perce, Quebec; Part 2, New species from the Upper Ordovician of Perce. American Journal of Science 20:265-288
Belongs to Microparia (Heterocyclopyge) according to A. W. Owen and D. L. Bruton 2012
See also Lespérance 1968 and Schuchert and Cooper 1930
Sister taxa: Heterocyclopyge pachycephala, Microparia (Heterocyclopyge) kindlei
Ecology: nektonic microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (5: Quebec collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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