Artiopoda - Asaphida - Remopleurididae
Full reference: X. Wei, X. Luan, Y. Zhang, G. Yan, and R. Zhan. 2023. Katian (Late Ordovician) trilobites of the North Qilian Mountains and their palaeogeographical implications for the Proto‐Tethys Archipelagic Ocean. Papers in Palaeontology 9(6):e1532
Belongs to Remopleurides according to X. Wei et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Remopleurides (Hastiremopleurides), Remopleurides acer, Remopleurides affluens, Remopleurides angularis, Remopleurides arenosus, Remopleurides asperulus, Remopleurides bertilloni, Remopleurides biaculeatus, Remopleurides broeggeri, Remopleurides caelatus, Remopleurides canadensis, Remopleurides caphyroides, Remopleurides colbii, Remopleurides darlecarlicus, Remopleurides deani, Remopleurides emarginatus, Remopleurides epimera, Remopleurides exallos, Remopleurides eximius, Remopleurides granensis, Remopleurides inusitatus, Remopleurides kullsbergensis, Remopleurides laevigatus, Remopleurides latifrons, Remopleurides latus, Remopleurides ligulus, Remopleurides lunnerensis, Remopleurides minimus, Remopleurides missouriensis, Remopleurides nikolaiseni, Remopleurides occidens, Remopleurides panderi, Remopleurides pattersoni, Remopleurides paucus, Remopleurides perspicax, Remopleurides pilulus, Remopleurides plaesiourus, Remopleurides rugicostatus, Remopleurides saenuros, Remopleurides simulus, Remopleurides striatus, Remopleurides variolaris, Remopleurides xiazhenensis
Type specimen: NIGP 201681, a pygidium (One pygidium with two attached thoracic segments)
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Koumenzi, Menyuan (Ordovician of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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