Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae
Alternative combination: Schistometopus collaris
Full reference: F. Rasetti. 1951. Middle Cambrian stratigraphy and faunas of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 116(5):1-277
Belongs to Caborcella according to N. M. Handkamer et al. 2022
See also Rasetti 1951 and Sundberg 2004
Sister taxa: Caborcella arrojosensis, Caborcella pseudaulax, Caborcella reducta, Caborcella trifossatus
Type specimen: USNM 116123, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is W20d. Eiffel Peak, which is in a Delamaran marine limestone/shale in the Mt. Whyte Formation of Canada.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (5: British Columbia, Northwest Territory collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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