Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae
Alternative combination: Strotocephalus arrojosensis
Full reference: C. Lochman. 1952. Trilobites. Cambrian Stratigraphy and Paleontology Near Caborca, Northwestern Sonora, Mexico. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 119 (1) 60-161
Belongs to Amecephalus according to F. A. Sundberg and L.B. McCollum 2003
See also Lochman 1952 and Sundberg and McCollum 2000
Sister taxa: Amecephalus agnesensis, Amecephalus cleora, Amecephalus idahoense, Amecephalus jamisoni, Amecephalus laticaudum, Amecephalus normale, Amecephalus piochensis, Amecephalus strangulatus, Strotocephalus gordonensis
Type specimen: U.S.N.M. No.115753, a cephalon/head (Cranidium).
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Argentina (1 collection), Mexico (1), United States (26: California, Nevada)
• Solvan of United States (6: Nevada)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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