Artiopoda - Asaphida - Dikelocephalidae
Parent taxon: Saukiidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anderssonella, Lophoholcus, Pseudocalvinella, Galerosaukia, Lophosaukia, Calvinella, Lichengia, Tellerina, Caznaia, Eosaukia, Mictosaukia, Hamashania, Suluderella, Saukia, Linguisaukia, Diemanosaukia, Prosaukia, Stigmaspis, Sinosaukia
Subtaxa: Saukiella baikadamica Saukiella diversa Saukiella junia Saukiella selectus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
• 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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