Elliptocephala praenuntius Cowie 1968 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Wanneriidae

Alternative combination: Olenellus praenuntius

Belongs to Elliptocephala according to J. S. Hollingsworth 2005

See also Lieberman 1999

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

Type specimen: GSC 18040

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at TH Pit (Cambrian of Nevada)

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