Ceratocephala phalaenocephala Mitchell 1919 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Belongs to Ceratocephala according to Mitchell 1919

Sister taxa: Ceratocephala (Ceratocephalina), Ceratocephala depauperata, Ceratocephala exigua, Ceratocephala goniata, Ceratocephala graffhami, Ceratocephala impedita, Ceratocephala laciniata, Ceratocephala laticapitata, Ceratocephala rarispina, Ceratocephala triacantheis, Ceratocephala vexilla, Onychaspis laticapitata, Onchaspis confraga, Trapelocera bicuspis

Type specimen: A. M. f. 28597 [lectotype chosen by Chatterton 1971], a cephalon/head.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ceratocephala phalaenocephala in the database

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