†Aphelotoxon punctata Palmer 1965 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Phylacteridae
Full reference: A. R. Palmer. 1965. Trilobites of the Late Cambrian Pterocephaliid Biomere in the Great Basin, United States. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 493:1-105
Belongs to Aphelotoxon according to A. R. Palmer 1965
Sister taxa: Aphelotoxon acuminata, Aphelotoxon granulosus, Aphelotoxon limbata, Aphelotoxon lumaleasa, Aphelotoxon marginata, Aphelotoxon spinosus
Type specimen: USNM 141779, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (2: Nevada collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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