Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Full reference: J. M. Adrain and L. Ramskold. 1997. Silurian Odontopleurinae (Trilobita) from the Cape Phillips Formation, Arctic Canada. Journal of Paleontology 71(2):237-261
Belongs to Kettneraspis according to J. M. Adrain and L. Ramskold 1997
Sister taxa: Kettneraspis angelini, Kettneraspis aracana, Kettneraspis arkansana, Kettneraspis bayarti, Kettneraspis callicera, Kettneraspis coalescens, Kettneraspis copelandi, Kettneraspis derelicta, Kettneraspis elliptica, Kettneraspis pigra, Kettneraspis prescheri, Kettneraspis ramskoeldi, Kettneraspis reetae
Type specimen: Its type locality is BH-1-164.5, Baillie-Hamilton Is, which is in a Sheinwoodian slope carbonate/shale in the Cape Phillips Formation of Canada
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (6: Northwest Territories, Nunavut collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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