†Eccoptochile scuticauda Barrande 1846 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Alternative combinations: Cheirurus scuticauda, Eccoptochile (Eccoptochiloides) scuticauda, Eccoptochiloides scuticauda
Belongs to Eccoptochile according to I. W. Gapp et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Eccoptochile (Eccoptochile), Eccoptochile (Eccoptochiloides), Eccoptochile almaldensis, Eccoptochile clavigera, Eccoptochile guillieri, Eccoptochile impedita, Eccoptochile mariana, Eccoptochile perlata
Type specimen: NM, L 15726
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Vinice Fm, deep water setting, Prague Basin, Czech Republic (Ordovician of Czechia)
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