Trilobita - Asaphida - Dikelocephalidae
Full reference: J. H. Shergold. 1971. Late Upper Cambrian trilobites from the Gola Beds, western Queensland. Commonwealth of Australia, Department of National Development, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology, and Geophysics Bullein 112:1-87
Belongs to Lophosaukia according to J. H. Shergold 1971
Sister taxa: Lophosaukia jiangnanensis, Lophosaukia orientalis, Lophosaukia rectangulata
Type specimen: CPC 9765, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Gola Beds B520, which is in a Franconian/Trempealeauan marine grainstone in Australia.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Australia (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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