Lioparia Lorenz 1905 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Olenida - Asaphiscidae

Synonyms: Emmrichella Walcott 1911, Liaoyangaspis Chang 1957, Pseudoliostracina Kobayshi 1938 [objective synonym]

Parent taxon: Asaphiscidae according to Z. Zhou and Y. Zhen 2008

See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Blainiopsis, Blountiella, Blountina, Cinnella, Conoides, Dunderbergella, Edithiella, Emmrichellidae, Eoproetus, Erbenia, Eteraspis, Glyphaspis, Iniotoma, Kaninia, Kaniniella, Luyanhaoaspis, Luyanhaoia, Mindycrusta, Paraorlovia, Verkholenella

Subtaxa: Lioparia theano

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of China (5 collections), Kazakhstan (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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