Nucleurus Ramsköld 1986 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Full reference: L. Ramsköld. 1986. Silurian encrinurid trilobites from Gotland and Dalarna, Sweden. Palaeontology 29(3):527-575

Parent taxon: Encrinuridae according to G. D. Edgecombe and B. D. E. Chatterton 1990

Sister taxa: Aegrotocatellus, Alwynulus, Anapliomerella, Atractocybeloides, Avalanchurus, Balizoma, Batocara, Bevanopsis, Celtencrinurus, Curriella, Cybelinae, Dayongia, Dindymeninae, Distyrax, Elsarella, Encrinurinae, Eodindymene, Langgonia, Lasaguaditas, Lyrapyge, Mackenziurus, Paracybeloides, Parakailia, Perirehaedulus, Perryus, Plasiaspis, Prophysemataspis, Prostrix, Sinocybele, Staurocephalidae, Staurocephalinae, Stiktocybele, Struszia, Wallacia, Wuoaspis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (17: Northwest Territories, Quebec collections), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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