Trilobita - Asaphida - Dikelocephalidae
Parent taxon: Saukiidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Lichengia, Eosaukia, Hamashania, Linguisaukia, Sinosaukia, Prosaukia, Calvinella, Saukia, Tellerina, Mictosaukia, Caznaia, Pseudocalvinella, Suluderella, Lophosaukia, Galerosaukia, Anderssonella, Lophoholcus, Stigmaspis, Diemanosaukia
Subtaxa: Saukiella baikadamica Saukiella diversa Saukiella junia Saukiella selectus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Tremadoc of the Russian Federation (1)
• Skullrockian of United States (2: Texas)
• Taoyuanian of China (1)
• Cambrian of Canada (1: Alberta), Kazakhstan (8), United States (10: Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin)
Total: 24 collections including 29 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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