Pararaia Kobayashi 1942 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Estaingiidae

Synonyms: Proichangia Zhang et al. 1980, Tannuolaspis

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

See also Osadchaya et al. 1979 and Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Pararaia bunyerooensis Proichangia carinata

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (17), China (1), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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