Artiopoda - Asaphida - Dikelocephalidae
Full reference: D. Winston and H. Nicholls. 1967. Late Cambrian and Early Ordovician Faunas from the Wilberns Formation of Central Texas. Journal of Paleontology 41(1):66-96
Belongs to Briscoia according to S. Srivastava and N. C. Hughes 2023
See also Winston and Nicholls 1967
Sister taxa: Briscoia angustilimba, Briscoia coloradoensis, Briscoia dalyi, Briscoia devinei, Briscoia elegans, Briscoia nevadensis, Briscoia pertransversa, Briscoia schucherti, Briscoia septentrionalis, Briscoia sinclairensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is CC-58.2, which is in a Trempealeauan carbonate limestone in the Wilberns Formation of Texas
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (11: Oklahoma, Texas collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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