Trilobita - Corynexochida - Leiostegiidae
Full reference: C. L. Chu. 1959. Trilobites from the Kushan Formation of north and northeastern China. Memoirs of the Institute of Palaeontology Academia Sinica 2:44-128
Parent taxon: Leiostegiidae according to S. Peng et al. 2004
See also Jell and Adrain 2002
Sister taxa: Aedotes, Agerina, Annamitella, Brackebuschia, Cholopilus, Chosenia, Chuangiella, Chuangioides, Chuangiopsis, Eochuangia, Geminiclavula, Iranaspis, Kepisis, Leiostegium, Linguchuangia, Lloydia, Meropalla, Pagodiidae, Pagodiinae, Plethopeltella, Prochuangia, Pseudocalymene, Reubenella, Schantungia, Tinaspis, Wanshania
Subtaxa: Chiawangella hunanensis Chiawangella pacifica Chiawangella pustulosa
Type: Chiawangella pustulosa
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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