Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Oryctocephalidae
Parent taxon: Oryctocephalidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arthricocephalus, Balangia, Barklyella, Changaspis, Cheiruroides, Cheiruroididae, Curvoryctocephalus, Duyunaspis, Euarthricocephalus, Feilongshania, Hunanocephalus, Kunshanaspis, Lancastria, Metabalangia, Metarthricocephalus, Opsiosoryctocephalus, Oryctocara, Oryctocare, Oryctocarinae, Oryctocephalina, Oryctocephalinae, Oryctocephaloides, Paleooryctocephalus, Protoryctocephalus, Sandoveria, Shabaella, Shergoldiella, Thoracocare, Tonkinellinae
Subtaxa: Oryctocephalops frischenfeldi Oryctocephalops guizhouensis Oryctocephalops tongrenensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (7 collections), United States (1: Nevada)
• Amgan of the Russian Federation (2)
• Solvan of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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