Kloucekia apiculata McCoy 1851 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Acastidae

Alternative combinations: Phacops apiculatus, Portlockia apiculata, Scotiella apiculata

Belongs to Kloucekia according to Dean 1961

Sister taxa: Kloucekia (Kloucekia), Kloucekia (Phacopidina)

Type specimen: SMA 10962 [lectotype selected by Harper 1947], a cephalon/head

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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