†Modocia whiteleyi Robison and Babcock 2011 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Marjumiidae
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 Modocia according to R. A. Robison and L. E. Babcock 2011
Sister taxa: Modocia arctica, Modocia comforti, Modocia integella, Modocia kohli, Modocia nevadensis, Modocia obscura, Modocia oweni, Modocia penfieldi, Armonia elongata
Type specimen: KUMIP 204402, an exoskeleton
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Weeks biota, House Range (Cambrian of Utah)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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