Artiopoda - Trinucleida - Trinucleidae
Parent taxon: Trinucleidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anebolithus, Auritolithus, Bergamia, Bettonolithus, Botrioides, Costonia, Cryptolithinae, Cryptolithoides, Cryptolithus, Deanaspis, Decordinaspis, Eirelithus, Famatinolithus, Furcalithus, Guandacolithus, Gymnostomix, Hanchungolithinae, Hanchungolithus, 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: none
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Arenigian of China (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Argentina (1), Bolivia (3), New Zealand (1), Peru (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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