Conocephalites depressus Shumard 1861 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Conocoryphidae

Alternative combinations: Aphelaspis depressa, Ptychoparia depressa

Belongs to Conocephalites according to Shumard 1861

See also Miller 1889

Sister taxa: Conocoryphe (Bailiella), Conocoryphe atlanta, Conocoryphe bullata, Conocoryphe sulzeri, Conocephalites latifrons, Conocephalites micros

Type specimen: USNM 90172

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Conocephalites depressus in the database

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