†Illaenoscutellum platiceps Kobayashi and Hamada 1974 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Corynexochida - Styginidae
Full reference: T. Kobayashi and T. Hamada. 1974. Silurian trilobites of Japan in comparison with Asian, Pacific and other faunas. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 18:1-155
Belongs to Illaenoscutellum according to T. Kobayashi and T. Hamada 1974
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: KPFM 16090, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Loc. 3. Ys 15. Gomi Quarry (Silurian of Japan)
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