Bellaspidella parallela Ludvigsen et al. 1989 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Olenida - Dokimokephalidae

Full reference: R. Ludvigsen, S. R. Westrop, and C. H. Kindle. 1989. Sunwaptan (Upper Cambrian) trilobites of the Cow Head Group, western Newfoundland, Canada. Palaeontographica Canadiana 6:1-175

Belongs to Bellaspidella according to R. Ludvigsen et al. 1989

Sister taxon: Bellaspidella logani

Type specimen: GSC 70423, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection)

• Cambrian of Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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