Trilobita - Olenida - Dokimokephalidae
Parent taxon: Dokimocephalidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alekcinella, Anemocephalus, Anuloides, Apachia, Bellaspis, Beothuckia, Burnetiella, Calocephalites, Chalfontia, Conaspis, Deckera, Dellea, Delleana, Didwudina, Dokimocephalus, Glyptometopsis, Glyptometopus, Iddingsia, Jingxiania, Kindbladia, Kiowaia, Kyphocephalus, Lorrettina, Obrucheviaspis, Pinctus, Pseudosaratogia, Ritella, Saimachia, Stittella, Sulcocephalus, Taenicephalina, Tatulaspis, Tchuostachia, Whittingtonella, Wilsonarella, Wuhuia
Subtaxa: Bellaspidella logani Bellaspidella parallela
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador collections)
• Cambrian of Canada (5: Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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