Estaingia Pocock 1964 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Estaingiidae

Synonyms: Estaingia (Zhuxiella) Zhang et al. 1980, Hsuaspis Chang 1957, Pseudichangia Zhu and Zhou 1974, Zhuxiella Zhang et al. 1980

Parent taxon: Estaingiidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Zhou and Zhen 2008

Sister taxa: Alanisia, Chulanolenus, Eomalungia, Hupeia, Ichangia, Mundocephalina, Paraichangia, Pararaia, Shifangia, Sichuanolenus, Szechuanolenus

Subtaxa: Estaingia bilobata Estaingia cerastes Estaingia fletcheri Hsuaspis occipitospina Pseudichangia damiaoensis Zhuxiella hubeiensis

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (6), China (11)

Total: 18 collections including 22 occurrences

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