Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae
Alternative combinations: Acidaspis spiniger, Bathyurus spiniger, Raymondites spiniger
Full reference: J. Hall. 1847. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower division of the New York system (equivalent of the Lower Silurian rocks of Europe). Paleontology of New York 1:1-338
Belongs to Bathyurus (Raymondites) according to R. E. Swisher et al. 2015
See also Hall 1847 and Whittington 1953
Sister taxa: Bathyurus (Raymondites) clochensis, Bathyurus (Raymondites) ingalli, Bathyurus (Raymondites) longispinus, Bathyurus (Raymondites) missouriensis
Type specimen: AMNH 854, a cephalon/head
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Chazyan of Canada (1: Quebec collection)
• Ordovician of Canada (3: Ontario), United States (2: Missouri)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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