†Wallacia hypolepra Stearn 1956 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Alternative combinations: Encrinuroides hypoleprus, Encrinurus (Nucleurus) hypoleprus, Encrinurus hypoleprus
Belongs to Wallacia according to L. Ramskold and G. D. Edgecombe 1994
See also Ramsköld 1986
Sister taxa: Wallacia chattertoni, Wallacia elegantula, Wallacia jaanussoni, Wallacia laevis, Wallacia masterleei, Wallacia triangula
Type specimen: GSC 11062, an exoskeleton (internal mold)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (3: Manitoba collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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