Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
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 Cerauroides according to T. Kobayashi and T. Hamada 1974
Sister taxa: Crotalocephalus affinis, Crotalocephalus albertii, Crotalocephalus maurus, Crotalocephalus meridianus, Crotalocephalus pauper, Crotalocephalus silverdalensis, Crotalocephalus sternbergi, Crotalocephalus struszi, Cerauroides orientalis
Type specimen: KPFM 16103, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Loc. 3. Ys 15. Gomi Quarry, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Fukata Formation of Japan.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Loc. 3. Ys 15. Gomi Quarry
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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