Tergomya - Tryblidiida - Tryblidiidae
Alternative combination: Metoptoma erato
Full reference: E. Billings. 1865. Palaeozoic fossils, volume 1. Geological Survey of Canada 1-426
Belongs to Tryblidium according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Billings 1865, Ulrich and Scofield 1897, Whiteaves 1884 and Wilson 1951
Sister taxa: Tryblidium (Pilina), Tryblidium arctica, Tryblidium eubule, Tryblidium exserta, Tryblidium hyrie, Tryblidium modestum, Tryblidium niobe, Tryblidium nycteis, Tryblidium ovale, Tryblidium ovatum, Tryblidium reticulatum, Tryblidium rugosum, Tryblidium simplex, Tryblidium thorsteinssoni
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (2: Quebec collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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