Elliptocephalus Emmons 1844 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Holmiidae

Full reference: E. Emmons. 1844. The Taconic System; based on observations in New York, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont and Rhode Island 1-653

Parent taxon: Holmiidae according to H. B. Whittington et al. 1997

Sister taxa: Andalusiana, Callaviinae, Cambropallas, Esmeraldina, Grandinasus, Holmia, Holmiella, Holmiinae, Iyouella, Montezumaspis, Palmettaspis, Postfallotaspis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Elliptocephalus in the database

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