Yunnanocephalus planifrons Luo 1981 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Yunnanocephalidae

Full reference: H. L. Luo. 1981. Trilobites from the Chiungchussu Formation (Lower Cambrian) in Meishucun of Jinning, Yunnan Province. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 20(4):331-340

Belongs to Yunnanocephalus according to H. L. Luo 1981

Sister taxa: Yunnanocephalus subparallelus, Yunnanocephalus yunnanensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Meishucun, Jm-22-1, which is in a Nangaoian marine siltstone/mudstone in the Yuanshan Formation of China

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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