Artiopoda - Lichida - Damesellidae
Synonym: Paradamesops Yang 1974
Parent taxon: Damesellidae according to S. Peng et al. 2009
See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Peng et al. 2004 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adelogonus, Bergeronites, Blackwelderia, Blackwelderioides, Carrosella, Cyrtoprora, Damesella, Damesops, Dipentaspis, Dipyrgotes, Dipyrogotes, Guancenshania, Hercantyx, Histiomona, Karslanus, Kiyakius, Liuheaspis, Meringaspis, Metashantungia, Neodrepanura, Palaeadotes, Paradamesella, Pingquania, Protaitzehoia, Shantungia, Stephanocare, Taihangshaniashania, Taitzehoia, Teinistion
Subtaxa: Parablackwelderia huabeiensis Parablackwelderia jimaensis Parablackwelderia laterilobata Parablackwelderia luensis Parablackwelderia sheridanorum Parablackwelderia yangi
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (32 collections), India (5), Kazakhstan (8)
Total: 45 collections including 48 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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