†Rhombampyx rhombos Fortey 1975 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae
Full reference: R. A. Fortey. 1975. The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. II. Asaphidae, Nileidae, Raphiophoridae and Telephinidae of the Valhollfonna Formation. Norsk Polarinstitutt, Skrifter 162:1-125
Belongs to Rhombampyx according to R. A. Fortey 1975
Sister taxa: Rhombampyx chinensis, Rhombampyx glaber, Rhombampyx tragula, Rhombampyx yii
Type specimen: SMA 84143, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Zone V4b, Ny Friesland ( of Norway)
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