Ptychaspis granulosa Owen 1852 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Ptychaspididae

Alternative combination: Dikelocephalus granulosus

Belongs to Ptychaspis according to Whitfield 1878

Sister taxa: Ptychaspis miniscaensis, Ptychaspis minuta, Ptychaspis pustulosa, Ptychaspis tuberosa, Asioptychaspis subglobosa

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of United States (13: Minnesota, Montana collections)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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