Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Lonchocephalidae
Synonym: Bucksella Howel 1957
Parent taxon: Lonchocephalidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amiaspis, Bolaspidellus, Calymenidius, Caulaspina, Caulaspis, Durinia, Glaphyraspis, Hawkinsaspis, Interalia, Kuraspis, Kuraspoides, Monosulcatina, Neoglaphyraspis, Neograciella, Nordia, Olegaspis, Pseudotalbotina, Quebecaspis, Raashellina, Talbotina, Terranovella, Trymataspis, Weeksina
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Yukon collections), United States (16: New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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