Lonchocephalus chippewaensis Owen 1852 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Lonchocephalidae

Synonyms: Conocephalites minutus Bradley 1860, Lonchocephalus minutus Bradley 1860, Ptychoparia minuta Bradley 1860, Ptychoparia minutus Bradley 1860

Belongs to Lonchocephalus according to Owen 1852

See also Walcott 1884, Walcott 1912 and Walcott 1916

Sister taxa: Lonchocephalus planus, Ptychoparia (Lonchocephalus) wisconsensis

Type specimens:

  • Lonchocephalus chippewaensis: AMNH 279
  • Lonchocephalus minutus:

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of United States (6: New York collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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