†Plaesiacomia vacuvertis Thomas 1977 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Full reference: A. T. Thomas. 1977. Classification and phylogeny of homalonotid trilobites. Palaeontology 20(1):159-178
Belongs to Plaesiacomia according to A. T. Thomas 1977
Sister taxa: Plaesiacomia hesselinki, Plaesiacomia hughesi, Plaesiacomia oehlerti, Plaesiacomia rara
Type specimen: SM A87322, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Hanadir Shale Member type locality, which is in a Llanvirn marine horizon in the Tabuk Formation of Saudi Arabia.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Hanadir Shale Member type locality
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