Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Belongs to Sphaerexochus according to Lu 1975
Sister taxa: Sphaerexochus arenosis, Sphaerexochus arenosus, Sphaerexochus atacius, Sphaerexochus brandlyi, Sphaerexochus bridgei, Sphaerexochus britanicus, Sphaerexochus calvus, Sphaerexochus desertus, Sphaerexochus dimorphus, Sphaerexochus discrepans, Sphaerexochus eurys, Sphaerexochus glaber, Sphaerexochus hapsidotus, Sphaerexochus hiratai, Sphaerexochus hisingeri, Sphaerexochus johnstoni, Sphaerexochus laciniatus, Sphaerexochus latifrons, Sphaerexochus molongloensis, Sphaerexochus parvus, Sphaerexochus planirachis, Sphaerexochus pulcher, Sphaerexochus romingeri, Sphaerexochus scabridus, Sphaerexochus tuberculatus, Sphaerexochus valcourensis, Sphaerometopus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of China (2 collections), Iran (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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