Sigmocheilus pogonipensis Resser 1942 (trilobite)

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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