Damesella Walcott 1905 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Lichida - Damesellidae

Synonym: Haibowania Zhang 1985

Parent taxon: Damesellidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Zhang and Zhou 1993

Sister taxa: Adelogonus, Bergeronites, Blackwelderia, Blackwelderioides, Cyrtoprora, Damesops, Dipentaspis, Dipyrgotes, Dipyrogotes, Guancenshania, Hercantyx, Histiomona, Karslanus, Kiyakius, Liuheaspis, Meringaspis, Metashantungia, Neodrepanura, Palaeadotes, Parablackwelderia, Paradamesella, Pingquania, Protaitzehoia, Shantungia, Stephanocare, Taihangshaniashania, Taitzehoia, Teinistion

Subtaxa: Damesella blackwelderi Damesella hunanensis Haibowania zhuozishanensis

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Type: Damesella blackwelderi

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of China (14 collections), India (2)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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