Pianaspis Saito and Sakakura 1936 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Papyriaspididae

Parent taxon: Papyriaspididae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Badainjaranaspis, Papyriaspis, Prohedinia, Wandelella, Wangcunia

Subtaxa: Pianaspis attenuata Pianaspis dictyodroma Pianaspis insuetus Pianaspis sinensis Pianaspis sors

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (1), China (40), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 43 collections including 53 occurrences

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