Trilobita - Proetida - Hystricuridae
Parent taxon: Hystricuridae according to J. M. Adrain et al. 2003
See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amblycranium, Etheridgaspis, Glabretina, Guizhouhystricurus, Hillyardininae, Hintzecurinae, Holubaspis, Hystricurinae, Hystricurus, Litzicurus, Millardicurus, Nyaya, Omuliovia, Paenebeltella, Parahystricurus, Psalikilus, Rollia, Svalbardicurus, Taoyuania, Tasmanaspis
Subtaxa: Paraplethopeltis cordai Paraplethopeltis genacurvus Paraplethopeltis genarectus Paraplethopeltis helli Paraplethopeltis minuta
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Newfoundland collection), United States (3: Missouri, New York, Texas)
• Tremadoc of China (1)
• Skullrockian of United States (4: Utah)
Total: 9 collections including 13 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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