†Litocephalus Resser 1937 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Olenida - Aphelaspidae
Synonym: Pterocephalina Resser 1938
Parent taxon: Aphelaspididae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Palmer 1960 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amorphella, Aphelaspis, Apheloides, Dicanthopyge, Erixanium, Eugonocare, Kazakhius, Kobayashella, Listroa, Maduiya, Nganasanella, Notoaphelaspis, Olenaspella, Olentella, Pseudeugonocare, Taenicephalites, Taenora, Tamaranella
Subtaxa: Litocephalus granulomarginatus Litocephalus magnus Litocephalus verruculapeza
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (1: Yukon collection), United States (5: Nevada)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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