Artiopoda - Asaphida - Dikelocephalidae
Parent taxon: Saukiidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Tellerina, Pseudocalvinella, Anderssonella, Linguisaukia, Hamashania, Saukiella, Calvinella, Lophoholcus, Diemanosaukia, Stigmaspis, Saukia, Sinosaukia, Eosaukia, Lophosaukia, Galerosaukia, Suluderella, Lichengia, Caznaia, Mictosaukia
Subtaxa: Prosaukia ambigua Prosaukia anomala Prosaukia diversa Prosaukia hartii Prosaukia misa Prosaukia oldyelleri Prosaukia pyrene Prosaukia serotina Prosaukia spinula
Type: Prosaukia ambigua
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Taoyuanian of China (1 collection)
• Cambrian of Australia (9), Canada (5: Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon), China (3), Kazakhstan (4), United States (44: Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming)
Total: 66 collections including 69 occurrences
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