Leptoplastides coniunctus Tomczykowa 1968 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Alternative combination: Beltella coniuncta

Belongs to Leptoplastides according to A. Zylinska 2001

Sister taxa: Leptoplastides argentinensis, Leptoplastides depressus, Leptoplastides granulosus, Leptoplastides irae, Leptoplastides latus, Leptoplastides marianus, Leptoplastides nodifer, Leptoplastides salteri, Leptoplastides ulrichi, Beltella versimilis

Type specimen: MUZPIG 1042.II.29, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Chabowe Doly Mill, Holy Cross Mountains (Cambrian of Poland)

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