Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae
Alternative combinations: Conocoryphe (Conocephalites) kingii, Elrathia kingii
Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1870. Descriptions of Fossils Collected by the U. S. Geological Survey under the Charge of Clerence King, Esq. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 22(1):56-64
Belongs to Elrathia according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Meek 1870, Meek 1877, Palmer 1954 and Walcott 1924
Sister taxa: Elrathia grazierensis, Elrathia idahoensis, Elrathia longiceps, Elrathia occidentalis, Elrathia permulta, Elrathia rara, Elrathia sampsoni, Elrathia spencei
Ecology: fast-moving epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (9: Utah collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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