Trilobita - Redlichiida - Ellipsocephalidae
Synonym: Bergeronia Matthew 1895 [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Ellipsocephalidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acadolenus, Alueva, Antatlasia, Argunaspis, Asiatella, Bergeroniaspis, Bergeroniellus, Bhargavia, Blayacina, Brevitermierella, Cambrunicornia, Catadoxides, Comluella, Culmenaspis, Ellipsocephalinae, Ellipsostrenua, Geyerorodes, Glabrella, Hamatolenus, Hupeolenus, Issafeniella, Kadyella, Kameschkoviella, Kijanella, Kingaspidoides, Kingaspis, Krolina, Kymataspis, Latikingaspis, Latoucheia, Latuzella, Lermontovia, Limataceps, Lusatiops, Myopsolenus, Nelegeria, Olekmaspis, Ourikaia, Paramicmacca, Paraprotolenella, Planolimbus, Protagraulos, Protolenella, Protolenidae, Pruvostinoides, Pseudokadyella, Pseudolenus, Pseudoprotolenella, Ptychoparopsis, Rinconia, Sailycaspis, Sectigena, Strenuella, Tadakoustia, Termieraspis, Termierella, Triangulaspis, Yeshanaspis
Subtaxa: Protolenus (Protolenus) Protolenus pustulatus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Amgan of Germany (4 collections), Poland (1)
• Delamaran of Morocco (6)
• Caerfai of Canada (8: New Brunswick)
• Cambrian of Italy (1), Morocco (3), Poland (3), Spain (4), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 31 collections including 42 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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