Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenuridae
Synonym: Platycolpus Raymond 1913 [replaced name]
Full reference: C. Lochman. 1953. Notes on Cambrian trilobites – homonyms and synonyms. Journal of Paleontology 27:886-889
Parent taxon: Illaenuridae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Lochman 1953, Raymond 1913 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ambonolium, Lecanopyge, Lecanopygidae, Minicephalus, Olenekella, Platydiamesus, Polyariella, Rasettaspis, Resseraspis, Tatonaspis, Yurakia
Subtaxa: Platycolpus capax Platycolpus dubius Rasettia magna
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (4: Idaho, Texas collections)
• Cressagian of South Korea (1)
• Cambrian of Canada (15: Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec), United States (6: Nevada, South Dakota, Wisconsin)
Total: 26 collections including 27 occurrences
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