†Achatella truncatocaudata Portlock 1843 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Alternative combinations: Phacops truncatocaudatus, Truncatometopus truncatocaudatus
Belongs to Achatella according to M. Romano and A. W. Owen 1993
See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Portlock 1843
Sister taxa: Achatella (Achatella), Achatella achates, Achatella katharina, Achatella kuckersianus, Achatella schmidti, Achatella (Vironiaspis) kegelensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Ireland (2 collections), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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