Bradocryphaeus laomedeia Van Viersen and Vanherle 2018 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae

Full reference: A. P. Van Viersen and W. Vanherle. 2018. The rise and fall of Late Devonian (Frasnian) trilobites from Belgium: taxonomy, biostratigraphy and events. Geologica Belgica 21:73-94

Belongs to Bradocryphaeus according to A. P. Van Viersen and W. Vanherle 2018

Sister taxa: Bradocryphaeus briceae, Bradocryphaeus echinatus, Bradocryphaeus feisti, Bradocryphaeus fiacrensis, Bradocryphaeus kermanensis, Bradocryphaeus maillieuxi, Bradocryphaeus matallanensis, Bradocryphaeus mosanus, Bradocryphaeus neptuni, Bradocryphaeus nodosa, Bradocryphaeus sexspiniferus, Bradocryphaeus supradevonicus, Bradocryphaeus vanherlei, Bradocryphaeus zornensis

Type specimen: IRSNB a13207, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Belgium (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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