Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Elviniidae
Full reference: A. R. Palmer. 1954. The Faunas of the Riley Formation in Central Texas. Journal of Paleontology 28(6):709-786
Belongs to Dunderbergia according to Palmer 1954
Sister taxa: Dunderbergia bigranulosa, Dunderbergia brevispina, Dunderbergia calculosa, Dunderbergia halli, Dunderbergia polybothra, Dunderbergia simplex
Type specimen: USNM 123326, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is USGS Coll. 10-CO, which is in a Paibian marine limestone in the Riley Formation of Texas.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (16: California, Nevada, Texas, Virginia collections)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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