Artiopoda - Lichida - Lichidae
Full reference: B. D. E. Chatterton, B. D. Johnson, and K. S. W. Campbell. 1979. Silicified Lower Devonian trilobites from New South Wales. Palaeontology 22(4):799-837
Belongs to Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) according to M. C. Ebach and S. T. Ahyong 2001
See also Chatterton et al. 1979
Sister taxa: Belenopyge balliviani, Belenopyge contusa, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) pragensis, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) australis, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) parapleura, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) docekali, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) bassei, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) campbelli, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) consanguinea, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) hirsuta, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) edgecombei, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) pristina, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) brankiensis, Lobopyge (Lobopyge), Lobopyge permaginata, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) decheni, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) brevis, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) branikensis, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) parvulus, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) sinuata, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) uralensis, Lobopyge niobe
Type specimen: ANU 35157, a cephalon/head
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (14 collections)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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