Macrobole magna Yuan and Xiang 1998 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Full reference: J. Yuan and L.-W. Xiang. 1998. Trilobite fauna at the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary in South China (S-Guizhou and N-Guangxi). 8:1-281

Belongs to Macrobole according to J. Yuan and L.-W. Xiang 1998

Sister taxa: Macrobole duodecimae, Macrobole hercules, Macrobole latipalpebrata, Macrobole nanbiancunensis, Macrobole orientalis, Semiproetus (Macrobole) brevis, Semiproetus (Macrobole) drewerensis

Type specimen: Bed 71-9/105862,, a pygidium

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at 71 /71-9. Nanbiancun Section 2 (Carboniferous of China)

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