Trilobita - Corynexochida - Styginidae
Alternative spelling: Bronteus (Thysanopeltis)
Full reference: I. Hawle and A. J. C. Corda. 1847. Prodrom einer Monographie der böhmischen Trilobiten. Abhandlungen Kongligischen Böhemischen Gesellschaft der Wiossenschaften, V. Folge 5(5):1-176
Parent taxon: Scutelluidae according to C. Crônier et al. 2018
See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Owens et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cavetia, Eobronteinae, Japonoscutellum, Meroperixinae, Yolkinella
Subtaxa: Thysanopeltis laciniata Thysanopeltis speciosa
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of the Czech Republic (8 collections), Germany (2), Morocco (7)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences
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