†Cheiropyge himalayensis Diener 1897 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Proetida - Brachymetopidae
Full reference: C. Diener. 1897. The Permocarboniferous fauna of Chitichun No. 1. Palaeontologia Indica, Series 15 1(3):1-105
Belongs to Cheiropyge according to C. K. Chamberlain 1977
See also Diener 1897
Sister taxa: Cheiropyge koizumii, Cheiropyge radula
Type specimen: Its type locality is Chitichun No1 Block (1892 collection), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in China.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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