Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae
Parent taxon: Alokistocaridae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Caron and Jackson 2008, Palmer and Halley 1979 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alokistocare, Alokistocarella, Amecephalina, Amecephaloides, Amecephalus, Annamitia, Arellanella, Beldirella, Bythicheilus, Chanciaopsis, Danzhaiaspis, Ehmania, Ehmaniella, Elrathia, Erdoradites, Ganovexopyge, Inglefieldia, Jenkinsonia, Kistocare, Lenacare, Parapachyaspis, Parehmania, Pedinocephalina, Proveedoria, Schopfaspis, Shabanovia, Tympanuella, Utaspis, Altiocculinae, Ehmaniellinae
Subtaxa: Chancia angusta Chancia maladensis Chancia rasettii Chancia venusta
Ecology: fast-moving epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (4: Alberta-British Columbia, British Columbia, Northwest Territory collections), United States (15: California-Nevada, Idaho, Nevada, Nevada and California, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont)
• Templetonian of United States (1: Nevada)
• Solvan of Canada (10: Newfoundland and Labrador)
Total: 30 collections including 33 occurrences
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