Trilobita - Lichida - Damesellidae
Parent taxon: Damesellidae according to Y. Duan 2004
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, Metashantungia, Neodrepanura, Palaeadotes, Parablackwelderia, Paradamesella, Pingquania, Protaitzehoia, Shantungia, Stephanocare, Taihangshaniashania, Taitzehoia, Teinistion
Subtaxa: Meringaspis damaensis Meringaspis karatauensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (1 collection), Kazakhstan (8)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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