Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Kingstoniidae
Synonym: Maryvillia bristolensis Resser 1938
Full reference: C. E. Resser. 1938. Cambrian System (restricted) of the southern Appalachians. 15:1-131
Belongs to Blountia according to M. Armstrong et al. 2020
See also Resser 1938
Sister taxa: Blountia alemon, Blountia alexas, Blountia amage, Blountia andreas, Blountia anser, Blountia cora, Blountia gaspensis, Blountia janei, Blountia mimula, Blountia morgancreekensis, Blountia nasuta, Blountia nevadensis, Blountia newfoundlandensis, Blountia tennesseensis, Blountia terranovica, Blountia virginica
Type specimens:
- Blountia bristolensis: USNM 94942, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is 36v. Reservoir of Mumpower Creek. 3/4 mile northwest of Bristol, which is in a Dresbachian marine limestone in the Nolichucky Formation of Virginia.
- Maryvillia bristolensis: USNM 94963, a pygidium. Its type locality is 36v. Reservoir of Mumpower Creek. 3/4 mile northwest of Bristol, which is in a Dresbachian marine limestone in the Nolichucky Formation of Virginia.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (9: Alabama, South Dakota, Virginia collections)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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