†Hystricurus penchiensis Lu 1976 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Proetida - Hystricuridae
Belongs to Hystricurus according to Lu 1976
Sister taxa: Hystricurus conicus, Hystricurus contractus, Hystricurus crassilimbatus, Hystricurus deflectus, Hystricurus elevatus, Hystricurus oculilunatus, Hystricurus robustus, Hystricurus sulcatus, Hystricurus zanderi
Type specimen: NI 23885, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Australia (1 collection), China (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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