†Nieszkowskia yongyii Edgecombe et al. 1999 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Full reference: G. D. Edgecombe, B. D. E. Chatterton, N.E. Vaccari and B.G. Waisfield. 1999. Ordovician cheirurid trilobites from the Argentine Precordillera. Journal of Paleontology 73(6):1155-1175
Belongs to Nieszkowskia according to G. D. Edgecombe et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Nieszkowskia cephaloceras, Nieszkowskia cephaloceros, Nieszkowskia excelsus, Nieszkowskia jakei, Nieszkowskia norvegica, Nieszkowskia satyrus, Nieszkowskia tumida, Pseudosphaerexochus (Nieszkowskia) satyrus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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