Trilobita - Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Full reference: A. T. Thomas. 1977. Classification and phylogeny of homalonotid trilobites. Palaeontology 20(1):159-178
Belongs to Platycoryphe according to A. T. Thomas 1977
Sister taxa: Platycoryphe bohemica, Platycoryphe christyi, Platycoryphe dangeardi, Platycoryphe heberti, Platycoryphe platycephala, Platycoryphe vieillardi, Platycoryphe vulcani
Type specimen: SM A81820, a cephalon/head. Its type locality is Qusayba district 1, which is in a Llandovery marine horizon in the Tabuk Formation of Saudi Arabia.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Saudi Arabia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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