Eokochaspis Sundberg and McCollum 2000 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida

Full reference: F. A. Sundberg and L. B. McCollum. 2000. Ptychoparid trilobites of the Lower-Middle Cambrian boundary interval, Pioche Shale, southeastern Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 74(4):604-630

Parent taxon: Ptychopariacea according to F. A. Sundberg and L. B. McCollum 2000

See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Kiessling 2003

Sister taxa: Elrathina, Hadrocephalites, Kochina, Mexicella

Subtaxa: Eokochaspis cabinensis Eokochaspis delamarensis Eokochaspis longspina Eokochaspis metalaspis Eokochaspis nodosa Eokochaspis piochensis

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Type: Eokochaspis nodosa

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Argentina (1 collection), Canada (2: Northwest Territory), United States (33: California, Nevada)

• Solvan of United States (23: Nevada)

Total: 59 collections including 62 occurrences

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