†Calliops brevis Roy 1941 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Alternative combination: Pterygometopus callicephalus brevis
Synonym: Eomonorachus deloi Roy 1941
Belongs to Calliops according to H. B. Whittington 1954
Sister taxa: Calliops annulatus, Calliops armatus, Calliops brevipostica, Calliops mesleri, Calliops troosti
Type specimens:
- Calliops brevis: P28715 (FMNH), a cephalon/head
- Eomonorachus deloi: P28720 (FMNH), a cephalon/head.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Silliman's Fossil Mount (Roy 1941) (Ordovician of Nunavut)
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