Trilobita - Corynexochida - Leiostegiidae
Invalid subtaxa: Bathyuriscops Keller and Lisogor 1954, Endoaspis Lochman 1956, Monella Bates 1968, Proetiella Harrington and Leanza 1957, Wutingia Endo 1935 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Leiostegiidae according to Z. Q. Zhou and Z. Y. Zhou 2019
See also Fortey and Shergold 1984, Harrington and Leanza 1957, Jell and Adrain 2002, Neuman 1964, Sepkoski 2002 and Zhou and Fortey 1986
Sister taxa: Aedotes, Agerina, Brackebuschia, Chiawangella, Cholopilus, Chosenia, Chuangiella, Chuangioides, Chuangiopsis, Eochuangia, Geminiclavula, Iranaspis, Kepisis, Leiostegium, Linguchuangia, Lloydia, Meropalla, Pagodiidae, Pagodiinae, Plethopeltella, Prochuangia, Pseudocalymene, Reubenella, Schantungia, Tinaspis, Wanshania
Subtaxa: Annamitella borealis Annamitella brachyops Annamitella granulatus Annamitella guizhouensis Annamitella hexianensis Annamitella insulana Annamitella kantsingensis Annamitella parva Annamitella perplexa Annamitella rectangulosa Annamitella strigifrons Annamitella tellecheai Annamitella yichangensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Arenig of Argentina (11 collections), Australia (3), China (5)
• Arenigian of China (1), United States (1: Maine)
• Ordovician of Argentina (12), China (7), Kazakhstan (3), United States (1: Maine)
• Tremadoc of China (1)
Total: 45 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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