Prosaukia Ulrich and Resser 1933 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Dikelocephalidae

Parent taxon: Saukiidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Mictosaukia, Lophosaukia, Suluderella, Caznaia, Sinosaukia, Lophoholcus, Calvinella, Eosaukia, Hamashania, Galerosaukia, Tellerina, Saukiella, Anderssonella, Stigmaspis, Saukia, Lichengia, Diemanosaukia, Pseudocalvinella, Linguisaukia

Subtaxa: Prosaukia ambigua Prosaukia anomala Prosaukia diversa Prosaukia hartii Prosaukia misa Prosaukia pyrene Prosaukia serotina Prosaukia spinula

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Type: Prosaukia ambigua

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Australia (9 collections), Canada (5: Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon), China (5), Kazakhstan (4), United States (41: Minnesota, New York, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming)

Total: 64 collections including 66 occurrences

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