Exallaspis lothiana Lamont 1948 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Alternative combinations: Acidaspis lothiana, Leonaspis lothiana

Belongs to Exallaspis according to L. Ramsköld and B.D.E. Chatterton 1991

See also Clarkson and Howells 1981 and Howells 1982

Sister taxa: Exallaspis acarescola, Exallaspis bruntoni, Exallaspis bufo, Exallaspis coronata, Exallaspis deflexa, Exallaspis illinoiensis, Exallaspis maccrackeni, Exallaspis marklini, Exallaspis muldensis, Exallaspis quadrimucronatus, Exallaspis varbolensis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bavelaw Castle quarry (Silurian of the United Kingdom)

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