Cheilocephalus brevilobus Walcott 1916 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Cheilocephalidae

Alternative combinations: Cheilocephalus breviloba, Lisania breviloba, Pseudolisania breviloba

Synonyms: Pseudolisania maschi Lochman 1938, Pseudolisania texana Lochman 1938

Belongs to Cheilocephalus according to A. R. Palmer 1965

See also Palmer 1954, Resser 1938 and Walcott 1916

Sister taxa: Cheilocephalus brachyops, Cheilocephalus granulosus, Cheilocephalus minutus, Pseudolisania hisingeri

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (2: Yukon collections), United States (25: Montana, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas)

Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence

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