Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Elviniidae
Parent taxon: Elviniidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Chariocephalus, Dartonaspis, Drumaspis, Dunderbergia, Dytremacephalus, Elburgia, Elvinaspis, Elviniella, Elvinoides, Elviraspis, Elyaspis, Irvingella, Jessievillia, Kujandina, Megadunderbergia, Metisaspina, Onchopeltis, Paraenshia, Pesaia, Prismenaspis, Pseudosaukia, Qingshuihella
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (8: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Yukon collections), United States (100: Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming)
Total: 108 collections including 109 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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