TF0601 - Ellipsocephalus hoffi

TF0601 hand specimen. Note lack of eyes.

TF0601 sketch.

Ellipsocephalus hoffi

Cambrian

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Ptychopariida
Genus: Ellipsocephalus

Cephalon
Thorax
Pygidium
No eyes

Cast of a mould (manmade)
External moulds of trilobite hard parts

Ellipsocephalus hoffi was a blind species of trilobite. It likely lived in deep, poorly lit, aphotic environments.