Trilobita - Lichida - Damesellidae
Synonym: Drepanura Bergeron 1899 [replaced name]
Full reference: H. Özdikmen. 2006. Nomenclatural changes for fourteen trilobites genera. Munis Entomology & Zoology 1:179-190
Parent taxon: Damesellidae according to H. Özdikmen 2006
See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adelogonus, Bergeronites, Blackwelderia, Blackwelderioides, Cyrtoprora, Damesella, Damesops, Dipentaspis, Dipyrgotes, Dipyrogotes, Guancenshania, Hercantyx, Histiomona, Karslanus, Kiyakius, Liuheaspis, Meringaspis, Metashantungia, Palaeadotes, Parablackwelderia, Paradamesella, Pingquania, Protaitzehoia, Shantungia, Stephanocare, Taihangshaniashania, Taitzehoia, Teinistion
Subtaxa: Drepanura crassispina Drepanura ketteleri Drepanura transversa Neodrepanura premesnili
Type: Drepanura premesnili
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (17 collections), Iran (1), South Korea (1)
Total: 19 collections including 21 occurrences
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