†Nanshanaspis Zhang and Fan 1960 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae
Synonyms: Caganaspis Kolobova 1968, Kongqiaoheia Zhang 1988
Parent taxon: Raphiophoridae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Zhou et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Ampyxina, Ellsaspis, Endymioniinae, Kanlingia, Lonchodomas, Malinaspis, Malongullia, Nambeetella, Pseudampyxina, Raphioampyx, Raphiophorinae, Raymondella, Sinampyxina
Subtaxa: Nanshanaspis levis Nanshanaspis rotundata Nanshanaspis tarimuensis
Type: Nanshanaspis levis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Australia (1 collection), China (4)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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