Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae
Full reference: R. A. Robison and L. E. Babcock. 2011. Systematics, paleobiology, and taphonomy of some exceptionally preserved trilobites from Cambrian Lagerstätten of Utah. Paleontological Contributions 2011(5):1-47
Belongs to Ptychoparella according to R. A. Robison and L. E. Babcock 2011
Sister taxa: Ptychoparella lloydi, Ptychoparella minuta, Ptychoparella usualis, Elrathina cordillerae, Elrathina offula, Elrathina wheelera, Elrathina antiqua, Elrathina marginalis, Syspacephalus charops, Syspacephalus werneckensis, Syspacephalus crassus, Syspacephalus gregarius, Syspacephalus cadyi, Syspacephalus vapidus, Syspacephalus mccollumorum, Syspacephalus longus, Syspacephalus laticeps, Syspacephalus variosus
Type specimen: UU 10051.43, an exoskeleton
Ecology: fast-moving epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ptychoparella mettae in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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