Elliptocephala sequomalus Fritz 1972 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Wanneriidae

Alternative combination: Olenellus sequomalus

Full reference: W. H. Fritz. 1972. Lower Cambrian trilobites from the Sekwi Formation type section, northwestern Canada. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 212

Belongs to Elliptocephala according to B. S. Lieberman 1999

See also Fritz 1972

Sister taxa: Elliptocephala asaphoides, Elliptocephala bicensis, Elliptocephala jaredi, Elliptocephala laxocules, Elliptocephala logani, Elliptocephala lundgreni, Elliptocephala mediocris, Elliptocephala mirabilis, Elliptocephala paraoculus, Elliptocephala parvifrons, Elliptocephala praenuntius, Elliptocephala walcotti

Type specimen: GSC 27341, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Sekwi Formation - collection 73049, which is in a Cambrian marine limestone in the Sekwi Formation of Canada.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Sekwi Formation - collection 73049

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