†Acidiscus birdi Rasetti 1966 (artiopod)
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Artiopoda - Agnostida - Weymouthiidae
Full reference: F. Rasetti. 1966. New Lower Cambrian trilobite faunule from the Taconic sequence of New York. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 148:1-52
Belongs to Acidiscus according to F. Rasetti 1966
Sister taxon: Acidiscus theristes
Type specimen: U.S.N.M. 145987. Its type locality is cs-4,North Chatham, which is in a Lenian offshore shelf limestone/shale in the Stissing Formation of New York.
Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (2: New York collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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