Euptychaspis lawsonensis Adrain and Westrop 2005 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Ptychaspididae

Full reference: J. M. Adrain and S. R. Westrop. 2005. Late Cambrian ptychaspidid trilobites from western Utah: implications for trilobite systematics and biostratigraphy. Geological Magazine 142(4):377-398

Belongs to Euptychaspis according to J. M. Adrain and S. R. Westrop 2005

Sister taxon: Euptychaspis dougali

Type specimen: SUI 97685, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of United States (4: Nevada, Utah collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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