Ptychoparia (Pterocephalus) occidens Walcott 1884 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Olenida - Pterocephaliidae

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1884. Paleontology of the Eureka district. United States Geological Survey Monograph 8(8):1-298

Belongs to Ptychoparia (Pterocephalus) according to C. D. Walcott 1884

Sister taxa: Pterocephalia concava, Pterocephalia elongata, Pterocephalia punctata, Pterocephalia sanctisabae, Pterocephalia tenura, Ptychoparia (Pterocephalus) laticeps

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ptychoparia (Pterocephalus) occidens in the database

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