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
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (6), China (11)
Total: 18 collections including 22 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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