†Morzadecops matutina Gandl 1972 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Phacopida - Acastidae
Alternative combinations: Metacanthina aequisulcata matutina, Pilletina aequisulcata matutina, Pilletina matutina
Full reference: J. Gandl. 1972. Die Acastavinae und Asteropyginae (Trilobita) Keltiberiens (NE-Spanien). Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 530:1-184
Belongs to Morzadecops according to A. Bignon and C. Crônier 2014
See also Gandl 1972, Smeenk 1983 and Wagner 2020
Sister taxon: Morzadecops zguidensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at P5. quarry along the southern border of the Requejada Lake (Devonian of Spain)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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