†Xenocheilos orthos Kurtz 1975 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Nepeidae
Full reference: V. E. Kurtz. 1975. Franconian (Upper Cambrian) trilobite faunas from the Elvins Group of Southeast Missouri. Journal of Paleontology 49(6):1009-1043
Belongs to Xenocheilos according to V. E. Kurtz 1975
Sister taxa: Xenocheilos minutum, Xenocheilos spineum
Type specimen: Its type locality is Section 9, 977.67-5, Davis Fm., Elvins Group, MO - Kurtz 1975, which is in the Franconian of shale the Davis Formation Missouri
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Section 9, 977.67-5, Davis Fm., Elvins Group, MO - Kurtz 1975
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