Ajrikina Kryskov 1963 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Diceratocephalidae

Alternative spelling: Ajirikina

Synonyms: Huamiaocephalus Qiu 1983, Jiangnania Lin et al. 1983

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

See also Peng et al. 2004 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anopocodia, Aulacodigma, Cyclolorenzella, Diceratocephalus, Fenghuangella, Tholifrons, Trigocephalus

Subtaxa: Ajrikina elongata Ajrikina hunanensis Ajrikina miranda Ajrikina wannanensis

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of China (17 collections), Kazakhstan (8), the Russian Federation (2)

Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence

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