Trilobita - Asaphida - Ceratopygidae
Full reference: Y. H. Lu and H. L. Lin. 1989. The Cambrian trilobites of western Zhejiang. Palaeontologia Sinica, new series B 25:1-287
Belongs to Proceratopyge (Sinoproceratopyge) according to Y. H. Lu and H. L. Lin 1989
Sister taxa: Proceratopyge (Sinoproceratopyge) changshanensis, Proceratopyge (Sinoproceratopyge) constrictus, Proceratopyge (Sinoproceratopyge) kiangshanensis, Proceratopyge (Sinoproceratopyge) orthogonialis, Proceratopyge (Sinoproceratopyge) sinuata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Xiyangshan, bed 9, which is in a Paibian slope limestone/shale in the Huayansi Formation of China
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (1 collection), Kazakhstan (6)
• Taoyuanian of China (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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