Oryctocephalites opiki Shergold 1969 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Oryctocephalidae

Alternative combination: Oryctocephalus opiki

Belongs to Oryctocephalites according to F. A. Sundberg and L. B. McCollum 1997

Sister taxa: Oryctocephalites (Parachangaspis), Oryctocephalites alexandriensis, Oryctocephalites burgessensis, Oryctocephalites gelasinus, Oryctocephalites incertus, Oryctocephalites kueizhouensis, Oryctocephalites limbatus, Oryctocephalites palmeri, Oryctocephalites rasettii, Oryctocephalites resseri, Oryctocephalites reynoldsi, Oryctocephalites runcinatus, Oryctocephalites salteri, Oryctocephalites sulcatus, Oryctocephalites typicalis, Oryctocephalites vicinus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Solvan of Australia (1 collection)

• Cambrian of China (2), India (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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