Trilobita - Corynexochida - Dolichometopidae
Parent taxon: Dolichometopidae according to F. A. Sundberg and L.B. McCollum 2003
See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Sundberg 1994
Sister taxa: Amphoton, Anoria, Athabaskia, Athabaskiella, Basanellus, Bathyuriscidella, Bathyuriscus, Centonella, Chilometopus, Clavaspidella, Corynexochides, Deiradonyx, Dolichometopsis, Dolichometopus, Fuchouia, Glossopleura, Hemirhodon, Hoffetella, Klotziella, Neopoliellina, Parapoliella, Poliella, Poliellaites, Poliellaspis, Poliellina, Polypleuraspis, Ptarmigania, Shanghaia
Subtaxa: Wenkchemnia housensis Wenkchemnia spinicollus Wenkchemnia sulcata Wenkchemnia swasensis Wenkchemnia walcotti
Type: Wenkchemnia walcotti
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Delamaran of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), United States (16: California, Nevada)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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