Artiopoda - Olenida - Aphelaspidae
Alternative combinations: Crepicephalus (Loganellus) haguei, Elrathia haguei, Ptychoparia haguei
Belongs to Aphelaspis according to J. H. Stitt and P. J. Perfetta 2000
See also Hall and Whitfield 1877, Palmer 1965, Resser 1935 and Walcott 1884
Sister taxa: Aphelaspis arsoides, Aphelaspis australis, Aphelaspis brachyphasis, Aphelaspis buttsi, Aphelaspis camiro, Aphelaspis constricta, Aphelaspis granulata, Aphelaspis inermis, Aphelaspis longifrons, Aphelaspis longispina, Aphelaspis quadrata, Aphelaspis spinosa, Aphelaspis subditus, Aphelaspis tarda, Aphelaspis tumifrons, Aphelaspis walcotti, Labiostria sigmoidalis, Labiostria gibbae, Labiostria conveximarginata, Labiostria westropi
Type specimen: USNM 24660
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (3: Yukon collections), United States (16: Nevada, South Dakota, Utah)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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