Litocephalus Resser 1937 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Olenida - Aphelaspidae

Synonym: Pterocephalina Resser 1938

Parent taxon: Aphelaspididae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

See also Palmer 1960 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amorphella, Aphelaspis, Apheloides, Dicanthopyge, Erixanium, Eugonocare, Kazakhius, Kobayashella, Listroa, Maduiya, Nganasanella, Notoaphelaspis, Olenaspella, Olentella, Pseudeugonocare, Taenicephalites, Taenora, Tamaranella

Subtaxa: Litocephalus granulomarginatus Litocephalus magnus Litocephalus verruculapeza

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (1: Yukon collection), United States (5: Nevada)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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