Phylacterus Raymond 1924 (trilobite)

Trilobita - 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: none

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador collections)

• Cambrian of Canada (5: Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon), United States (2: Vermont)

Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences

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