Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Alternative combination: Sphaerocoryphe robustus
Belongs to Sphaerocoryphe according to C. E. Brett et al. 1999
See also Lespérance and Desbiens 1995 and Ludvigsen 1979
Sister taxa: Sphaerocoryphe arachniformis, Sphaerocoryphe dentata, Sphaerocoryphe gemina, Sphaerocoryphe granulata, Sphaerocoryphe kingi, Sphaerocoryphe longispina, Sphaerocoryphe ludvigseni, Sphaerocoryphe major, Sphaerocoryphe psiles, Sphaerocoryphe punctata
Type specimen: MCZ 7567, an exoskeleton
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (4: Northwest Territories, Quebec collections), United States (1: New York)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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