Apatokephalus rugosus Tortello and Esteban 2016 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Remopleurididae

Full reference: M. F. Tortello and S. B. Esteban. 2016. Early Ordovician trilobites from the Iruya area (Cordillera Oriental, northwestern Argentina) and their stratigraphic significance. Journal of Paleontology 90(5):923-958

Belongs to Apatokephalus according to M. F. Tortello and S. B. Esteban 2016

Sister taxa: Apatokephalus canadensis, Apatokephalus dagmarae, Apatokephalus exiguus, Apatokephalus longifrons, Apatokephalus nyaicus, Apatokephalus sarculum, Apatokephalus serratus, Apatokephalus tibicen

Type specimen: MLP 35322, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Argentina (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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