Elliptocephala jaredi Gapp and Lieberman 2014 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Wanneriidae

Full reference: I. W. Gapp and B. S. Lieberman. 2014. New olenelloid trilobites from the Northwest Territories, Canada. Zootaxa 3866(4):479-498

Belongs to Elliptocephala according to I. W. Gapp and B. S. Lieberman 2014

Sister taxa: Elliptocephala asaphoides, Elliptocephala bicensis, Elliptocephala laxocules, Elliptocephala logani, Elliptocephala lundgreni, Elliptocephala mediocris, Elliptocephala mirabilis, Elliptocephala paraoculus, Elliptocephala parvifrons, Elliptocephala praenuntius, Elliptocephala sequomalus, Elliptocephala walcotti

Type specimen: KUMIP 355534, a cephalon/head

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (3: Northern Territories collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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