Knechtelia festiva Lochman and Hu 1960 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Menomoniidae

Alternative combination: Josina festiva

Full reference: C. Lochman and C. H. Hu. 1960. Upper Cambrian faunas from the northwest Wind River Mountains, Wyoming. Part 1. Journal of Paleontology 34(5):793-834

Belongs to Knechtelia according to A. Melzak and S. R. Westrop 1994

See also Lochman and Hu 1960

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Horizon SM21, Sheep Mtn. Sect., Park Shale Fm., WY - Lochman and Hu 1960, which is in a Menevian shallow subtidal grainstone/shale in the Park Shale Formation of Wyoming.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (3: Alberta collections), United States (1: Wyoming)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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