Trilobita - Redlichiida - Ellipsocephalidae
Parent taxon: Ellipsocephalidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Osadchaya et al. 1979
Sister taxa: Acadolenus, Alueva, Antatlasia, Argunaspis, Asiatella, Bergeroniaspis, Bergeroniellus, Bhargavia, Blayacina, Brevitermierella, Cambrunicornia, Catadoxides, Comluella, Culmenaspis, Ellipsocephalinae, Ellipsostrenua, Geyerorodes, Hamatolenus, Hupeolenus, Issafeniella, Kadyella, Kameschkoviella, Kijanella, Kingaspidoides, Kingaspis, Krolina, Kymataspis, Latikingaspis, Latoucheia, Latuzella, Lermontovia, Limataceps, Lusatiops, Myopsolenus, Nelegeria, Olekmaspis, Ourikaia, Paramicmacca, Paraprotolenella, Planolimbus, Protagraulos, Protolenella, Protolenidae, Protolenus, Pruvostinoides, Pseudokadyella, Pseudolenus, Pseudoprotolenella, Ptychoparopsis, Rinconia, Sailycaspis, Sectigena, Strenuella, Tadakoustia, Termieraspis, Termierella, Triangulaspis, Yeshanaspis
Subtaxa: Glabrella pitans Glabrella ventrosa
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Antarctica (1 collection), Kyrgyzstan (1), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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