Brachyaspis schucherti Cooper and Kindle 1936 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper and C.H. Kindle. 1936. New brachiopods and trilobites from the Ordovician of Perce, Quebec. Journal of Paleontology 10(5):348-372

Belongs to Brachyaspis according to G. A. Cooper and C.H. Kindle 1936

Sister taxa: Brachyaspis alacer, Brachyaspis altilis, Brachyaspis australis, Brachyaspis leptaenarum

Type specimen: YPM 14797, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at White Head Formation, Corner of the Beach, Perce, Quebec (Ordovician of Quebec)

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