Altiocculus Sundberg 1994 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae

Full reference: F. A. Sundberg. 1994. Corynexochida and Ptychopariida (Trilobita, Arthropoda) of the Ehmaniella biozone (Middle Cambrian), Utah and Nevada. Contributions in Science 446:1-137

Parent taxon: Altiocculinae according to F. A. Sundberg 1994

See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Altiocculus americanus Altiocculus cataractense Altiocculus concavus Altiocculus drumensis Altiocculus harrisi Altiocculus sinuatum Altiocculus striatus

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Type: Altiocculus drumensis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Marjumian of United States (10: Georgia, Utah collections)

• Cambrian of India (2), United States (8: Nevada, Utah)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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