†Phylacterus Raymond 1924 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Phylacteridae
Synonym: Liostracinoides Raymond 1937
Parent taxon: Phylacteridae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aphelotoxon, Cliffia, Drabia, Westonaspis
Subtaxa: Phylacterus texanus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador collections)
• Skullrockian of United States (1: Texas)
• Cambrian of Canada (5: Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon), United States (3: Texas, Vermont)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences
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