Thoracocare Robison and Campbell 1974 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Oryctocephalidae

Parent taxon: Oryctocephalidae according to A. R. Palmer and R. B. Halley 1979

See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arthricocephalus, Balangia, Barklyella, Changaspis, Cheiruroides, Cheiruroididae, Curvoryctocephalus, Duyunaspis, Euarthricocephalus, Feilongshania, Hunanocephalus, Kunshanaspis, Lancastria, Metabalangia, Metarthricocephalus, Opsiosoryctocephalus, Oryctocara, Oryctocare, Oryctocarinae, Oryctocephalina, Oryctocephalinae, Oryctocephaloides, Oryctocephalops, Paleooryctocephalus, Protoryctocephalus, Sandoveria, Shabaella, Shergoldiella, Tonkinellinae

Subtaxa: Thoracocare idahoensis

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of United States (2: Idaho collections)

• Delamaran of United States (3: California-Nevada, Nevada)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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