Full reference: X. Hou and J. Bergström. 1997. Arthropods of the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang fauna, southwest China. Fossils & Strata 45:1-116
Parent taxon: Arthropoda according to R. K. Bambach et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Actaeus, Agonata, Aptera, Arachnoidea, Armadillidium molassicum, Armadillidium payangadensis, Blattina splendens, Bradoriida, Branchiata, Bundenbachiellus, Burgessia, Clypecaris, Crustacea, Dalmaniopsis, Devonopilio, Devonopilio hutchinsoni, Dicerocaris, Dinopilio parvus, Dongshanocaris, Douglasocaris, Emeiella, Ercaia, Esmeraldacaris, Euthycarcinoidea, Forfexicaris, Gaoqiaioella, Geracus, Geracus tubifer, Gigantopleurida, Goticaris, Graeophonus, Guangweicarididae, Habelia, Hanburia, Henningsmoenicaris, Huangshandongia, Jianfengia, Jiucunella, Kablikia, Kampecaris obanensis, Keurbos, Kleptothule, Kounicia, Liantuoia, Libellula carbonaria, Longquania, Marrelomorpha, Meristosoma, Merostomoidea, Monoculus, Motina, Myriapoda, Naptile, Notchia, Occacaris, Odaraiida, Orstenocarida, Palaeophonus arctus, Panlongia, Paratrilobita, Parvancorinomorpha, Parvibellus, Pauloterminus, Pedestria, Pisinnocaris, Platicytes, Plenocaris, Pleurolycosa, Pleurolycosa prolifera, Poliochera pustulatus, Priscansermarinus, Proricaris, Protocaris, Pseudoiulia, Pycnogonida, Pygmaclypeatus, Rhynimonstrum, Schizodiscus, Scorpionida, Serracaris, Shankouia, Skaracarida, Sunellidae, Synistata, Tanglangia, Tuzoida, Unogata, Utahcaris, Zagoracaris, Proschizoramia, Deuteropoda, Arachnomorpha, Megadictyon, Radiodonta, Parioscorpio, Artiopoda, Hadranax, Siberion, Dinocarida, Marrellomorpha, Youti
Subtaxa: Almenia spinosa
Type: Almenia spinosa
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Maotianshan, unit M3 (Cambrian of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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