Trilobita - Corynexochida - Oryctocephalidae
Alternative combination: Zacanthoides indicus
Synonym: Oryctocephalus kobayashii Saito 1934 [objective synonym]
Belongs to Oryctocephalus according to F. A. Sundberg and L.B. McCollum 2003
See also Sundberg and McCollum 1997 and Sundberg et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Oryctocephalus americanus, Oryctocephalus elongatus, Oryctocephalus granulatus, Oryctocephalus incurvus, Oryctocephalus lancastrioides, Oryctocephalus maladensis, Oryctocephalus nyensis, Oryctocephalus orientalis, Oryctocephalus primus, Oryctocephalus reticulatus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Delamaran of United States (16: California, Nevada collections)
• Cambrian of China (29)
Total: 45 collections each including a single occurrence
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