Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae
Synonyms: Anomalocephalus Deiss 1939, Clappaspis Deiss 1939
Parent taxon: Alokistocaridae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Caron and Jackson 2008, Palmer 1954, Sepkoski 2002 and Sundberg 1994
Sister taxa: Alokistocare, Alokistocarella, Amecephalina, Amecephaloides, Amecephalus, Annamitia, Arellanella, Beldirella, Bythicheilus, Chancia, Chanciaopsis, Danzhaiaspis, Ehmania, Elrathia, Erdoradites, Ganovexopyge, Inglefieldia, Jenkinsonia, Kistocare, Lenacare, Parapachyaspis, Parehmania, Pedinocephalina, Proveedoria, Schopfaspis, Shabanovia, Tympanuella, Utaspis, Altiocculinae, Ehmaniellinae
Subtaxa: Clappaspis coriacea Clappaspis dotis Clappaspis idahoensis Clappaspis lanata Clappaspis spencei Ehmaniella angustigena Ehmaniella burgessensis Ehmaniella casta Ehmaniella fronsplanata Ehmaniella quadrans Ehmaniella similis Ehmaniella waptaensis Ehmaniella whitei
Type: Crepicephalus (Loganellus) quadrans
Ecology: fast-moving epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Argentina (1 collection), Canada (34: British Columbia, Newfoundland), China (3), Kazakhstan (1), Mexico (1), United States (10: California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah)
• Solvan of Greenland (1)
Total: 51 collections including 62 occurrences
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