Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Plethopeltidae

Synonym: Lampropeltis [replaced name]

Full reference: H. Özdikmen. 2006. Nomenclatural changes for fourteen trilobites genera. Munis Entomology & Zoology 1:179-190

Parent taxon: Plethopeltidae according to H. Özdikmen 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arapahoia, Exigua, Koldinia, Koldiniella, Kuljumbina, Leiocoryphe, Meniscocoryphe, Notaiella, Plethopeltides, Plethopeltis, Plethopeltoides, Poriplethopeltis, Pseudokoldinella, Semicyclocephalus, Stenopilus, Strotocephala, Tolstotchichaspis

Subtaxa: Samgonus nitens

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Samgonus in the database

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