Trilobita - Redlichiida - Ellipsocephalidae
Parent taxon: Ellipsocephalidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acadolenus, Alueva, Argunaspis, Asiatella, Bergeroniaspis, Bergeroniellus, Bhargavia, Blayacina, Brevitermierella, Cambrunicornia, Catadoxides, Comluella, Culmenaspis, Ellipsocephalinae, Geyerorodes, Glabrella, Hamatolenus, Issafeniella, Kadyella, Kameschkoviella, Kijanella, Kingaspis, Krolina, Kymataspis, Latikingaspis, Latoucheia, Latuzella, Lermontovia, Limataceps, Lusatiops, Myopsolenus, Nelegeria, Olekmaspis, Ourikaia, Paramicmacca, Paraprotolenella, Planolimbus, Protagraulos, Protolenella, Protoleninae, Pruvostinoides, Pseudokadyella, Pseudolenus, Pseudoprotolenella, Rinconia, Sailycaspis, Sectigena, Strenuaevinae, Strenuella, Tadakoustia, Termieraspis, Termierella, Triangulaspis, Yeshanaspis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ptychoparopsis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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