Perischoclonus Raymond 1925 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Styginidae

Full reference: P. E. Raymond. 1925. Some trilobites of the lower Middle Ordovician of eastern North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 67(1):1-180

Parent taxon: Styginidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alceste, Altaepeltis, Ancyropyge, Arctipeltis, Australoscutellum, Avascutellum, Bojoscutellum, Boreoscutellum, Breviscutellum, Bubupeltina, Bumastinae, Cekovia, Ciliscutellum, Cornuscutellum, Craigheadia, Cybantyx, Decoroscutellum, Delgadoa, Dentaloscutellum, Dulanaspis, Ekwanoscutellum, Eoscutellum, Exastipyx, Failleana, Goldillaenoides, Goldillaenus, Hidascutellum, Illaenoides, Kirkdomina, Kobayashipeltis, Kolihapeltis, Kosovopeltis, Kotysopeltis, Lamproscutellum, Leioscutellum, Ligiscus, Liolalax, Meitanillaenus, Metascutellum, Microscutellum, Mulciberaspis, Octobronteus, Paracybantyx, Paralejurus, Paraphillipsinella, Phillipsinella, Planiscutellum, Platyscutellum, Poroscutellum, Promago, Protostygina, Pseudostygina, Quyuania, Radioscutellum, Raymondaspis, Rhaxeros, Sangzhiscutellum, Scabriscutellum, Scutelluidae, Scutelluinae, Scutellum, Spiniscutellum, Stygininae, Tenuipeltis, Theamataspis, Thomastus, Thysanopeltella, Unicapeltis, Uraloscutellum, Waisfeldaspis, Weberopeltis, Xyoeax

Subtaxa: Perischoclonus capitalis

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Type: Perischoclonus capitalis

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Whiterockian of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection)

• Ordovician of United States (2: Nevada)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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