†Paraleiolichas globulus Kobayashi and Hamada 1987 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae
Full reference: T. Kobayashi and T. Hamada. 1987. The third addition to the Silurian trilobite fauan of Yokokura-Yama, Shikoku, Japan. Transactions and Proceedings of the Paleontological Society of Japan, N.S. 147:109-113
Belongs to Paraleiolichas according to T. Kobayashi and T. Hamada 1987
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PA 18094, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is new trilobite collection, Gomi Quarry, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/shale in the Fukata Formation of Japan.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at new trilobite collection, Gomi Quarry
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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