Artiopoda - Asaphida - Dikelocephalidae
Parent taxon: Saukiidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Jago and Corbett 1990, Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Saukiella, Lophoholcus, Lophosaukia, Eosaukia, Galerosaukia, Diemanosaukia, Lichengia, Hamashania, Anderssonella, Sinosaukia, Calvinella, Linguisaukia, Prosaukia, Tellerina, Mictosaukia, Stigmaspis, Suluderella, Pseudocalvinella, Caznaia
Subtaxa: Saukia crassa Saukia enshiensis Saukia globosa Saukia jingxianensis Saukia reflexa Saukia tumida
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Mexico (3 collections)
• Skullrockian of United States (1: Texas)
• Taoyuanian of China (5)
• Cambrian of Australia (2), Canada (2: Alberta), China (4), United States (12: Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin)
Total: 29 collections including 31 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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