Auritolithus Holloway et al. 2022 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Trinucleida - Trinucleidae

Full reference: D. J. Holloway, M. R. Banks, and D. M. Banks. 2022. Late Ordovician and early Silurian trilobites from Tasmania. Bulletin of Geosciences 97(4):397-444

Parent taxon: Trinucleidae according to D. J. Holloway et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Anebolithus, Bergamia, Bettonolithus, Botrioides, Costonia, Cryptolithinae, Cryptolithoides, Cryptolithus, Deanaspis, Decordinaspis, Eirelithus, Famatinolithus, Furcalithus, Guandacolithus, Gymnostomix, Hanchungolithinae, Hanchungolithus, Incaia, Jianxilithus, Lloydolithus, Lordshillia, Marekolithus, Marrolithinae, Marrolithoides, Marrolithus, Myinda, Myindella, Myttonia, Nankinolithus, Ningkianolithus, Novaspis, Onnia, Paratretaspis, Paratrinucleus, Parkesolithus, Protolloydolithus, Reedolithus, Reuscholithus, Salterolithus, Stapeleyella, Telaeomarrolithus, Tretaspidinae, Trinucleinae, Trinucleus, Whittardolithus, Xiushuilithus, Yinpanolithus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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