Artiopoda - Olenida - Aphelaspidae
Belongs to Labiostria according to Chatterton and Ludvigsen 1998
Sister taxa: Aphelaspis arsoides, Aphelaspis australis, Aphelaspis brachyphasis, Aphelaspis buttsi, Aphelaspis camiro, Aphelaspis constricta, Aphelaspis granulata, Aphelaspis haguei, Aphelaspis inermis, Aphelaspis longifrons, Aphelaspis longispina, Aphelaspis quadrata, Aphelaspis spinosa, Aphelaspis subditus, Aphelaspis tarda, Aphelaspis tumifrons, Aphelaspis walcotti, Labiostria conveximarginata, Labiostria gibbae, Labiostria sigmoidalis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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