Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae
Synonyms: Mcnairia Deiss 1939, Rowia Deiss 1939, Thompsonaspis Deiss 1939, Thomsonaspis Deiss 1939
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, Bythicheilus, Chancia, Chanciaopsis, Danzhaiaspis, Ehmania, Ehmaniella, Elrathia, Erdoradites, Ganovexopyge, Inglefieldia, Jenkinsonia, Kistocare, Lenacare, Parapachyaspis, Pedinocephalina, Proveedoria, Schopfaspis, Shabanovia, Tympanuella, Utaspis, Ehmaniellinae, Altiocculinae
Subtaxa: Parehmania lata Parehmania obscura
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Mexico (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1), United States (4: Alaska, Arizona, Idaho/ Utah, Wyoming)
• Amgan of United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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