Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Oryctocephalidae
Alternative combination: Oryctocephalus burgessensis
Belongs to Oryctocephalites according to F. A. Sundberg and L. B. McCollum 1997
Sister taxa: Oryctocephalites (Parachangaspis), Oryctocephalites alexandriensis, Oryctocephalites gelasinus, Oryctocephalites incertus, Oryctocephalites kueizhouensis, Oryctocephalites limbatus, Oryctocephalites longus, Oryctocephalites opiki, Oryctocephalites palmeri, Oryctocephalites rasettii, Oryctocephalites resseri, Oryctocephalites reynoldsi, Oryctocephalites reynoldsiformis, Oryctocephalites runcinatus, Oryctocephalites salteri, Oryctocephalites sulcatus, Oryctocephalites taijiangensis, Oryctocephalites typicalis, Oryctocephalites vicinus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (5: British Columbia collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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