Encrinurus diabolus Tripp et al. 1977 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Full reference: R. P. Tripp, J. T. Temple, and K. C. Gass. 1977. The Silurian trilobite Encrinurus variolaris and allied species, with notes on Frammia. Palaeontology 20(4):847-867

Belongs to Encrinurus according to R. P. Tripp et al. 1977

Sister taxa: Encrinurus confusevarus, Encrinurus deomenos, Encrinurus expansus, Encrinurus fimbriatus, Encrinurus hagshawensis, Encrinurus hastula, Encrinurus hyperboreus, Encrinurus ishii, Encrinurus jini, Encrinurus lamonti, Encrinurus laurentinus, Encrinurus longi, Encrinurus mamelon, Encrinurus mullochensis, Encrinurus multisegmentatus, Encrinurus niquivilensis, Encrinurus nodai, Encrinurus nodosarius, Encrinurus octocostatus, Encrinurus octonarius, Encrinurus priscus, Encrinurus punctatus, Encrinurus reflexus, Encrinurus rosensteinae, Encrinurus similis, Encrinurus spicatus, Encrinurus squarrosus, Encrinurus stateratus, Encrinurus stenorhachis, Encrinurus striatus, Encrinurus subtrigonalis, Encrinurus tosensis, Encrinurus trispinosus, Encrinurus yokokurensis

Type specimen: BM It14096, an exoskeleton.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Encrinurus diabolus in the database

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