†Pliomerina prima Webby 1971 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae
Full reference: B. Webby. 1971. The trilobite Pliomerina Chugaeva from the Ordovician of New South Wales. Palaeontology 14(4):612-622
Belongs to Pliomerina according to B. Webby 1971
Sister taxa: Pliomerina austrina, Pliomerina rigida, Pliomerina serrata, Pliomerina trisulcata, Pliomeraspis martelli
Type specimen: SUP 23908, a cephalon/head. Its type locality is Quandong area trilobites, which is in an Eastonian offshore shelf limestone in the Daylesford Limestone Formation of Australia.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Australia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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