Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae
Full reference: C. E. Resser. 1939. The Spence Shale and its fauna. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 97(12):1-29
Parent taxon: Alokistocaridae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alokistocare, Alokistocarella, Amecephalina, Amecephaloides, Amecephalus, Annamitia, Arellanella, Beldirella, Chancia, Chanciaopsis, Danzhaiaspis, Ehmania, Ehmaniella, Elrathia, Erdoradites, Ganovexopyge, Inglefieldia, Jenkinsonia, Kistocare, Lenacare, Parapachyaspis, Parehmania, Pedinocephalina, Proveedoria, Schopfaspis, Shabanovia, Tympanuella, Utaspis, Ehmaniellinae, Altiocculinae
Subtaxa: Bythicheilus alveatum Bythicheilus typicum
Type: Bythicheilus typicum
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Delamaran of United States (8: Idaho, Nevada, Utah collections)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences
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