†Tairongia browni Sun 1931 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Alternative combinations: Amphilichas browni, Lichas browni

Synonyms: Bronteus richteri Sun 1931, Mulciberaspis richteri Sun 1931

Belongs to Tairongia according to Z. Zhou et al. 2014

See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Kobayashi 1951 and Zhou et al. 1984

Sister taxon: Tairongia bachuensis

Type specimens:

  • Tairongia browni: NI3445 [lectotype selected by Kobayashi 1951], a cephalon/head (cranidium)
  • Bronteus richteri:

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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