Proceratopyge (Sinoproceratopyge) distincta Lu and Lin 1989 (trilobite)

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

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