Artiopoda - Olenida - Aphelaspidae
Full reference: R. A. Henderson. 1976. Idamean (early Upper Cambrian) trilobites from northwestern Queensland, Australia. Palaeontology. Palaeontology 19:325-364
Belongs to Aphelaspis according to R. A. Henderson 1976
Sister taxa: Aphelaspis arsoides, Aphelaspis brachyphasis, Aphelaspis buttsi, Aphelaspis camiro, Aphelaspis constricta, Aphelaspis granulata, Aphelaspis haguei, Aphelaspis inermis, Aphelaspis longifrons, Aphelaspis longispina, Aphelaspis qilianensis, Aphelaspis quadrata, Aphelaspis spinosa, Aphelaspis subditus, Aphelaspis tarda, Aphelaspis tumifrons, Aphelaspis walcotti, Labiostria westropi, Labiostria sigmoidalis, Labiostria conveximarginata, Labiostria gibbae
Type specimen: JCF 8126, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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