Amphoton Lorenz 1906 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Dolichometopidae

Synonyms: Amphoton (Sunia) Kobayashi 1942, Amphotonella Kobayashi 1942, Eurodeois Opik 1982, Sunia Kobayashi 1942

Parent taxon: Dolichometopidae according to S. Peng et al. 2004

See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Wolfart 1994

Sister taxa: Anoria, Athabaskia, Athabaskiella, Basanellus, Bathyuriscidella, Bathyuriscus, Centonella, Chilometopus, Clavaspidella, Corynexochides, Deiradonyx, Dolichometopsis, Dolichometopus, Fuchouia, Glossopleura, Hemirhodon, Hoffetella, Klotziella, Neopoliellina, Parapoliella, Poliella, Poliellaites, Poliellaspis, Poliellina, Polypleuraspis, Ptarmigania, Shanghaia, Wenkchemnia

Subtaxa: Amphoton alceste Amphoton deois Amphoton oatesi Amphoton typicum

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Antarctica (2 collections), Australia (2), China (11)

Total: 15 collections including 17 occurrences

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