Trilobita - Corynexochida - Styginidae
Full reference: Z. Zhou, G. Yin, and Z. Zhou. 2014. Ordovician (Darriwilian-early Katian) trilobite faunas of northwestern Tarim, Xinjiang, China. Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 46:1-142
Belongs to Eokosovopeltis according to Z. Zhou et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Eokosovopeltis currajongensis, Eokosovopeltis grandicurvatus, Eokosovopeltis romanovskii
Type specimen: NIGP 155179, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is NJ686, Yijianfang section, Bachu area, which is in a Katian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/reef rocks in the Lianglitag Formation of China.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at NJ686, Yijianfang section, Bachu area
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