†Cyrtoproetus (Crassibole) okypete Hahn et al. 1998 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Full reference: G. Hahn, R. Hahn, and P. Müller. 1998. Trilobiten aus den Erdbacher Kalken (Unter-Karbon) von Steeden in Hessen. Geologica et Palaeontologica 32:161-219
Belongs to Cyrtoproetus (Crassibole) according to G. Hahn et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Cyrtoproetus (Crassibole) crassus, Cyrtoproetus (Crassibole) tetula
Type specimen: SMF 57752. Its type locality is Steeden, quarry at north-western margin of the town, which is in a Chadian carbonate limestone in the Erdbach Limestone Formation of Germany.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Steeden, quarry at north-western margin of the town
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