Artiopoda - Trinucleida - Trinucleidae
Parent taxon: Trinucleidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Harrington and Leanza 1957 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anebolithus, Auritolithus, Bergamia, Bettonolithus, Botrioides, Costonia, Cryptolithinae, Cryptolithoides, Cryptolithus, Deanaspis, Decordinaspis, Eirelithus, Furcalithus, Guandacolithus, Gymnostomix, Hanchungolithinae, Hanchungolithus, Incaia, Jianxilithus, Lloydolithus, Lordshillia, Marekolithus, Marrolithinae, Marrolithoides, Marrolithus, Myinda, Myindella, Myttonia, Nankinolithus, Ningkianolithus, Novaspis, Onnia, Paratretaspis, Paratrinucleus, Parkesolithus, Protolloydolithus, Reedolithus, Reuscholithus, Salterolithus, Stapeleyella, Telaeomarrolithus, Tretaspidinae, Trinucleinae, Trinucleus, Whittardolithus, Xiushuilithus, Yinpanolithus
Subtaxa: Famatinolithus noticus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Arenig of Argentina (3 collections), Bolivia (2)
• Ordovician of Argentina (6)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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