Elliptocephala logani Walcott 1910 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Wanneriidae

Alternative combinations: Olenellus logani, Wanneria logani

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1910. Cambrian geology and paleontology. No. 6 - Olenellus and other genera of the Mesonacidæ. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 53(6):231-422

Belongs to Elliptocephala according to B. S. Lieberman 1999

See also Fritz 1972

Sister taxa: Elliptocephala asaphoides, Elliptocephala bicensis, Elliptocephala jaredi, Elliptocephala laxocules, Elliptocephala lundgreni, Elliptocephala mediocris, Elliptocephala mirabilis, Elliptocephala paraoculus, Elliptocephala parvifrons, Elliptocephala praenuntius, Elliptocephala sequomalus, Elliptocephala walcotti

Type specimen: GSC 414d

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (7: Labrador, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northern Territories, Yukon Territory collections)

Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences

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