†Taklamakania Zhang 1980 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

Synonym: Xinjiangia Zhang 1981

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

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Zhou et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Ampyxina, Ellsaspis, Endymioniinae, Kanlingia, Lonchodomas, Malinaspis, Malongullia, Nambeetella, Nanshanaspis, Pseudampyxina, Raphioampyx, Raphiophorinae, Raymondella, Salteria, Sinampyxina

Subtaxa: Taklamakania granulosus Taklamakania paucisegmentatus Taklamakania tarimensis Taklamakania xinjiangensis

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Type: Taklamakania tarimensis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of China (26 collections), Italy (1)

Total: 27 collections including 28 occurrences

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