Ellipsocephalus Zenker 1833 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Ellipsocephalidae

Synonym: Germaropyge Snajdr 1957

Parent taxon: Ellipsocephalinae according to P. Ahlberg 1980

See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Snajdr 1958

Sister taxa: Ornamentaspis, Strenuaeva

Subtaxa: Ellipsocephalus gripi

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Amgan of the Czech Republic (3 collections), Poland (1), Sweden (2)

• Solvan of the Czech Republic (7), Sweden (1)

• Cambrian of the Czech Republic (5), Norway (3), Poland (5), the Russian Federation (1), Sweden (4), United States (1: Wisconsin)

• Caerfai of Canada (3: New Brunswick)

Total: 36 collections including 48 occurrences

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