Erdbachaspis aello Hahn et al. 1998 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Alternative combination: Waribole (Waribole) aello

Full reference: G. Hahn, R. Hahn, and P. Müller. 1998. Trilobiten aus den Erdbacher Kalken (Unter-Karbon) von Steeden in Hessen. Geologica et Palaeontologica 32:161-219

Belongs to Erdbachaspis according to P. Müller and G. Hahn 2018

See also Hahn et al. 1998

Sister taxa: Erdbachaspis aithyia, Erdbachaspis bathapoikos, Erdbachaspis granulifera, Erdbachaspis krambergensis, Erdbachaspis richteri

Subtaxa: Waribole (Waribole) aello syntomopyx

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Type specimen: SMF5775, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Steeden, quarry at north-western margin of the town, which is in a Chadian carbonate limestone in the Erdbach Limestone Formation of Germany.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Germany (1 collection), Italy (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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