†Schizoproetoides ellesmerensis Ormiston 1967 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Proetida - Proetidae
Full reference: A. R. Ormiston. 1967. Lower and Middle Devonian trilobites of the Canadian arctic islands. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 153:1-148
Belongs to Schizoproetoides according to A. R. Ormiston 1967
Sister taxon: Schizoproetoides richteri
Type specimen: GSC 18224, a pygidium. Its type locality is Blue Fiord Formation, Ellesmere and Devon Islands, which is in an Emsian shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Blue Fiord Formation of Canada.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Blue Fiord Formation, Ellesmere and Devon Islands
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