†Ptychopleurites carinata Rasetti 1944 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Leiostegiidae
Alternative combination: Aposolenopleura carinata
Full reference: F. Rasetti. 1944. Upper Cambrian trilobites from the Levis Conglomerate. Journal of Paleontology 18(3):229-258
Belongs to Ptychopleurites according to R. Ludvigsen et al. 1989
See also Rasetti 1944
Sister taxa: Ptychopleurites dunbari, Aposolenopleura platyfrons
Type specimen: Laval Univ1118, a cephalon/head.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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