Annamitella brachyops Fortey and Shergold 1984 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Leiostegiidae

Full reference: R. A. Fortey and J. H. Shergold. 1984. Early Ordovician trilobites, Nora Formation, central Australia. Palaeontology 27:315-366

Belongs to Annamitella according to Z. Zhou and R. A. Fortey 1986

See also Fortey and Shergold 1984

Sister taxa: Annamitella borealis, Annamitella granulatus, Annamitella guizhouensis, Annamitella hexianensis, Annamitella insulana, Annamitella kantsingensis, Annamitella parva, Annamitella perplexa, Annamitella rectangulosa, Annamitella strigifrons, Annamitella tellecheai, Annamitella yichangensis

Type specimen: CPC 22772, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Locality 158/4 ( of Australia)

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