Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Plethopeltidae
Alternative combinations: Bathyurus armatus, Plethopeltis armatus
Full reference: E. Billings. 1860. On some new species of fossils from the limestone at Point Levis opposite Quebec. Canadian Naturalist 5:301-324
Belongs to Plethometopus according to J. H. Stitt 1971
See also Billings 1860, Rasetti 1944, Raymond 1913 and Ulrich et al. 1931
Sister taxa: Plethopeltis acutus, Plethopeltis arbucklensis, Plethopeltis levis, Plethopeltis pulveris, Plethometopus laticeps, Plethometopus dubius, Plethometopus obtusus, Plethometopus angustus
Type specimen: Nat. Mus. Canada 863, a cephalon/head (cranidium).
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (2: Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador collections), United States (3: Oklahoma)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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