Plaesiacomia hughesi Thomas 1977 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Homalonotidae

Full reference: A. T. Thomas. 1977. Classification and phylogeny of homalonotid trilobites. Palaeontology 20(1):159-178

Belongs to Plaesiacomia according to A. T. Thomas 1977

Sister taxa: Plaesiacomia hesselinki, Plaesiacomia oehlerti, Plaesiacomia rara, Plaesiacomia vacuvertis

Type specimen: BM It3024, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plaesiacomia hughesi in the database

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