Briscoia Walcott 1924

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Dikelocephalidae

Alternative spelling: Biscoia

Synonym: Parabriscoia Kobayashi 1935

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Diemanosaukia, Calvinella, Stigmaspis, Saukia, Caznaia, Hamashania, Linguisaukia, Prosaukia, Sinosaukia, Saukiella, Anderssonella, Galerosaukia, Lichengia, Tellerina, Pseudocalvinella, Suluderella, Lophoholcus, Lophosaukia, Eosaukia, Mictosaukia

Subtaxa: Briscoia angustilimba Briscoia coloradoensis Briscoia dalyi Briscoia devinei Briscoia elegans Briscoia llanoensis Briscoia nevadensis Briscoia pertransversa Briscoia schucherti Briscoia septentrionalis Briscoia sinclairensis

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Type: Briscoia sinclairensis

Distribution:

• Skullrockian of Canada (3: Alberta, British Columbia collections)

• Cambrian of Canada (4: Alberta, Yukon), United States (23: Alaska, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming)

Total: 30 collections including 33 occurrences

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