Colpocoryphe taylorum Fortey and Owens 1987 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Homalonotidae

Full reference: R. A. Fortey and R. M. Owens. 1987. The Arenig series in south Wales. Bulletin of the British Museum, Natural History. Geology 41(3):69-307

Belongs to Colpocoryphe according to R. A. Fortey and R. M. Owens 1987

Sister taxa: Colpocoryphe adisol, Colpocoryphe arago, Colpocoryphe bohemica, Colpocoryphe grandis, Colpocoryphe inopinata, Colpocoryphe rouaulti, Colpocoryphe thorali

Type specimen: NMW 84.11G.6a, an exoskeleton

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Colpocoryphe taylorum in the database

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