Trilobita - Asaphida - Ceratopygidae
Full reference: D. K. Choi, E. Y. Kim, and J. G. Lee. 2008. Upper Cambrian polymerid trilobites from the Machari Formation, Yongwol, Korea. Geobios 41:183-204
Belongs to Proceratopyge according to D. K. Choi et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Proceratopyge (Lopnorites), Proceratopyge (Sinoproceratopyge), Proceratopyge canadensis, Proceratopyge conifrons, Proceratopyge distensa, Proceratopyge fenghwangensis, Proceratopyge fuyangensis, Proceratopyge incondita, Proceratopyge longa, Proceratopyge mirabilis, Proceratopyge nathorsti, Proceratopyge protracta, Proceratopyge rectispinata, Proceratopyge tenuita, Proceratopyge truncatus, Proceratopyge waergangensis, Proceratopyge zhejiangensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Konggiri section, KG-3, which is in a Taoyuanian deep subtidal limestone in the Machari Formation of South Korea
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Taoyuanian of South Korea (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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