Dikelocephalus minnesotensis Owen 1852 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Dikelocephalidae

Synonyms: Dikelocephalus barretti Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus beani Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus brevis Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus declivis Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus edwardsi Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus gracilis Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus granosus Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus hotchkissi Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus inaequalis Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus intermidius Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus juvinalis Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus marginatus Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus norwalkensis Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus orbiculatus Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus ovatus Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus oweni Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus postrectus Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus raaschi Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus regalis Ulrich and Resser 1940, Dikelocephalus retrorsus Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus subplanus Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus thwaitesi Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus weidmani Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus wiltonensis Ulrich and Resser 1930, Dikelocephalus wisconsinensis Ulrich and Resser 1930, Ogygia minnesotensis Chapman 1856

Belongs to Dikelocephalus according to S. Srivastava and N. C. Hughes 2023

See also Hughes 1994 and Owen 1852

Sister taxa: Dicellocephalus angustifrons, Dicellocephalus bilobatus, Dicellocephalus iole, Dicellocephalus marica, Dicellocephalus nasutus, Dicellocephalus osceola, Dicellocephalus richmondensis, Dicellocephalus tribulus, Dikelocephalus halli, Dikelocephalus wisconensis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (4: Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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