Trilobita - Redlichiida - Ellipsocephalidae
Full reference: Z. L. Zhu and H. L. Lin. 1983. Some Early Cambrian trilobites from the Xidashan Formation of Kuruktag, Xinjiang. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 22(1):21-30
Parent taxon: Ellipsocephalidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
Sister taxa: Acadolenus, Alueva, Antatlasia, Argunaspis, Asiatella, Bergeroniaspis, Bergeroniellus, Bhargavia, Blayacina, Brevitermierella, Cambrunicornia, Catadoxides, Comluella, Culmenaspis, Ellipsocephalinae, Ellipsostrenua, Geyerorodes, Glabrella, 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, Ptychoparopsis, Rinconia, Sailycaspis, Sectigena, Strenuella, Tadakoustia, Termieraspis, Termierella, Triangulaspis, Yeshanaspis
Subtaxa: Pseudoprotolenella subcylindrica Pseudoprotolenella xinjiangensis
Type: Pseudoprotolenella subcylindrica
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Kuruktag Mountains, 77KXH40 (Cambrian of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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