†Onchocephalus thia Walcott 1917 (trilobite)
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Alternative combination: Ptychoparia thia
Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1917. Cambrian geology and paleontology, 3, fauna of the Mount Whyte Formation. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 67(3):61-114
Belongs to Onchocephalus according to F. A. Sundberg 2004
See also Lochman 1947 and Walcott 1917
Sister taxa: Onchocephalus buelnaensis, Onchocephalus dudensis, Onchocephalus maior, Onchocephalus mexicanus, Onchocephalus palupus, Onchocephalus parvus, Onchocephalus sanwanensis, Onchocephalus veridicus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (2: British Columbia collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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