Triarthrus latissimus Månsson 1998 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae

Full reference: K. Månsson. 1998. Middle Ordovician olenid trilobites (Triarthrus Green and Porterfieldia Cooper) from Jämtland, central Sweden. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences 89(1):47-62

Belongs to Triarthrus according to K. Månsson 1998

Sister taxa: Triarthrus akkermensis, Triarthrus becki, Triarthrus beckii, Triarthrus billingsi, Triarthrus canadensis, Triarthrus eatoni, Triarthrus freji, Triarthrus glaber, Triarthrus humilis, Triarthrus jachalensis, Triarthrus jemtlandicus, Triarthrus linnarssoni, Triarthrus rougensis, Triarthrus sichuansis, Triarthrus skutensis, Triarthrus spinosus, Triarthrus turkestanicus

Type specimen: SGU 3951, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Storsjon area near Stackris (Ordovician of Sweden)

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