†Squamacula Hou and Bergström 1997 (artiopod)
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Full reference: X. Hou and J. Bergström. 1997. Arthropods of the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang fauna, southwest China. Fossils & Strata 45:1-116
Parent taxon: Artiopoda according to R. Lerosey-Aubril et al. 2017
See also Ortega-Hernandez et al. 2013 and Paterson et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Agnostida, Conciliterga, Falcatamacaris, Kwanyinaspis, Phytophilaspis, Retifacies, Trilobita, Trilobitomorpha, Vicissicaudata
Subtaxa: Squamacula buckorum Squamacula clypeata
Ecology: nektobenthic
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Australia (1 collection), China (5)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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