†Hoplitaspis Lamsdell et al. 2019 (arthropod)
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Euchelicerata - Chasmataspidida - Diploaspididae
Full reference: J. C. Lamsdell, G. O. Gunderson, and R. C. Meyer. 2019. A common arthropod from the Late Ordovician Big Hill Lagerstätte (Michigan) reveals an unexpected ecological diversity within Chasmataspidida. BMC Evolutionary Biology 19(1)
Parent taxon: Diploaspididae according to J. C. Lamsdell et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Achanarraspis, Diploaspis, Dvulikiaspis, Forfarella, Heteroaspis, Loganamaraspis, Nahlyostaspis, Octoberaspis, Skrytyaspis
Subtaxa: Hoplitaspis hiawathai
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Big Hill Lagerstatte, Stonington Peninsula (Ordovician of Michigan)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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