Full reference: W. H. Fritz. 1968. Lower and early Middle Cambrian trilobites from the Pioche Shale, East-Central Nevada, U.S.A. Palaeontology 11:36-43
Belongs to Onchocephalus according to W. H. Fritz 1968
Sister taxa: Onchocephalus buelnaensis, Onchocephalus dudensis, Onchocephalus maior, Onchocephalus mexicanus, Onchocephalus parvus, Onchocephalus sanwanensis, Onchocephalus thia, Onchocephalus veridicus
Type specimen: USNM 153529, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Pioche Shale, Bed 2, which is in a Dyeran carbonate limestone in the Pioche Shale Formation of Nevada.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (2: Nevada collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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