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
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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