Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Ellipsocephalidae
Parent taxon: Ellipsocephalidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acadolenus, Alueva, Antatlasiinae, Argunaspis, Asiatella, Bergeroniaspis, Bergeroniellus, Bhargavia, Blayacina, Brevitermierella, Cambrunicornia, Catadoxides, Culmenaspis, Ellipsocephalinae, Geyerorodes, Glabrella, Hamatolenus, Issafeniella, Kadyella, Kameschkoviella, Kijanella, Kingaspis, Krolina, Kymataspis, Latikingaspis, Latoucheia, Latuzella, Lermontovia, Limataceps, Lusatiops, Nelegeria, Olekmaspis, Ourikaia, Paramicmacca, Paraprotolenella, Planolimbus, Protagraulos, Protoleninae, Pruvostinoides, Pseudokadyella, Pseudolenus, Pseudoprotolenella, Ptychoparopsis, Rinconia, Sailycaspis, Sectigena, Strenuaevinae, Strenuella, Tadakoustia, Termieraspis, Termierella, Triangulaspis, Yeshanaspis
Subtaxa: Protolenella conica Protolenella lata
Type: Protolenella conica
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Jiumenchong (Cambrian of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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