Onychaspis laticapitata Warburg 1925 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Alternative combinations: Acidaspis (Ceratocephala) laticapitata, Acidaspis laticapitata

Full reference: E. Warburg. 1925. The Trilobites of the Leptæna Limestone in Dalarne. Leptæna Limestone Trilobites 1-446

Belongs to Onychaspis according to F. Prantl and A. Pribyl 1949

See also Bruton 1966, Ramsköld 1991 and Warburg 1925

Sister taxa: Ceratocephala (Ceratocephalina), Ceratocephala depauperata, Ceratocephala exigua, Ceratocephala goniata, Ceratocephala graffhami, Ceratocephala impedita, Ceratocephala laciniata, Ceratocephala laticapitata, Ceratocephala phalaenocephala, Ceratocephala rarispina, Ceratocephala triacantheis, Ceratocephala vexilla, Onchaspis confraga, Trapelocera bicuspis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kallholn, Boda Lst. (Ordovician of Sweden)

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