Aphelaspis qilianensis Chu et al. 1979 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Olenida - Aphelaspidae

Full reference: Z. Chu, H. Lin, and Z. Zhang. 1979. Trilobita. Palaeontological Atlas of Northwest China, Qinghai Province, volume 2 81-116

Belongs to Aphelaspis according to Z. Chu et al. 1979

Sister taxa: Aphelaspis arsoides, Aphelaspis australis, Aphelaspis brachyphasis, Aphelaspis buttsi, Aphelaspis camiro, Aphelaspis constricta, Aphelaspis granulata, Aphelaspis haguei, Aphelaspis inermis, Aphelaspis longifrons, Aphelaspis longispina, Aphelaspis quadrata, Aphelaspis spinosa, Aphelaspis subditus, Aphelaspis tarda, Aphelaspis tumifrons, Aphelaspis walcotti, Labiostria gibbae, Labiostria conveximarginata, Labiostria sigmoidalis, Labiostria westropi

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Aphelaspis qilianensis in the database

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