Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Zacanthoididae
Full reference: N. M. Handkamer, B. R. Pratt, and R. B. MacNaughton. 2022. Biostratigraphy and paleoecology of the trilobite faunas from the Mount Clark and Mount Cap formations (early and middle Cambrian), eastern Mackenzie Mountains, northwestern Canada. Journal of Paleontology 96(S89):1-47
Parent taxon: Zacanthoididae according to N. M. Handkamer et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Albertella, Albertellina, Albertelloides, Chuchiaspis, Danjiangella, Delamarella, Dodoella, Fieldaspis, Mackenzieaspis, Mexicaspis, Micmaccopsis, Panxinella, Paralbertella, Parkaspis, Prozacanthoides, Pseudozacanthopsis, Ptarmiganoides, Qingzhenaspis, Stephenaspis, Ursinella, Vanuxemella, Zacanthoides, Zacanthopsina, Zacanthopsis
Subtaxa: Aitkenaspis keelensis
Type: Aitkenaspis keelensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (7: Northwest Territory collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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