†Oryctocephalus primus Walcott 1886 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Corynexochida - Oryctocephalidae
Belongs to Oryctocephalus according to F. A. Sundberg and L. B. McCollum 1997
See also Miller 1889 and Palmer 1954
Sister taxa: Oryctocephalus americanus, Oryctocephalus elongatus, Oryctocephalus granulatus, Oryctocephalus incurvus, Oryctocephalus indicus, Oryctocephalus lancastrioides, Oryctocephalus maladensis, Oryctocephalus nyensis, Oryctocephalus orientalis, Oryctocephalus reticulatus
Type specimen: USNM 15427A (lectotype), a cephalon/head
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (4: Nevada collections)
• Delamaran of United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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