†Sigmocheilus pogonipensis Resser 1942 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Olenida - Pterocephaliidae
Alternative combination: Pterocephalina pogonipensis
Belongs to Sigmocheilus according to A. R. Palmer 1960
Sister taxa: Sigmocheilus compressus, Sigmocheilus delicatus, Sigmocheilus flabellifer, Sigmocheilus grata
Type specimen: USNM 136898a, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (4: Nevada collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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