Ellipsocephalus
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Ellipsocephalus is an extinct genus
of blind trilobite
that lived during the Cambrian
. The genus comprises benthic species inhabiting deep, poorly-lit or aphotic habitats. E. Hoffi is a common trilobite mainly from central Europe (Czech Republic).
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of blind trilobite
Trilobite
Trilobites are a well-known fossil group of extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. The first appearance of trilobites in the fossil record defines the base of the Atdabanian stage of the Early Cambrian period , and they flourished throughout the lower Paleozoic era before...
that lived during the Cambrian
Cambrian
The Cambrian is the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, lasting from Mya ; it is succeeded by the Ordovician. Its subdivisions, and indeed its base, are somewhat in flux. The period was established by Adam Sedgwick, who named it after Cambria, the Latin name for Wales, where Britain's...
. The genus comprises benthic species inhabiting deep, poorly-lit or aphotic habitats. E. Hoffi is a common trilobite mainly from central Europe (Czech Republic).