Psilostracus impar Walcott 1905 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Alternative combination: Ptychoparia impar

Belongs to Psilostracus according to Y. H. Lu et al. 1988

Sister taxa: Psilostracus banpoyangensis, Psilostracus carinatus, Psilostracus changqingensis, Psilostracus latus, Psilostracus mantoensis, Psilostracus maozhuangensis, Psilostracus shuiyuensis, Psilostracus xiaoyuhougouensis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mt. Mantou, Zhangxia, BW59-BW62 (Cambrian of China)

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