†Pygocephalus (arthropod)
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Malacostraca - Eumalacostraca - Pygocephalidae
Synonyms: Anthrapalaemon Salter 1861, Diplostylus Salter 1861, Necroscilla Woodward 1879, Palaeocarabus Salter 1861, Pygocephalus (Anthrapalaemon) Salter 1861
Parent taxon: Pygocephalidae according to F. R. Schram 1979
See also Brooks 1969, Jones and Woodward 1899 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anthracaris, Mamayocaris, Pseudotealliocaris
Subtaxa: Anthrapalaemon gracilis Pygocephalus cooperi Pygocephalus dubius
Type: Pygocephalus cooperi
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Germany (1 collection), the United Kingdom (4), United States (1: Illinois)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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