Trilobita - Lichida - Damesellidae
Alternative spelling: Shangtungia
Parent taxon: Damesellidae according to G.-Y. Ren et al. 2017
See also Chu 1959, Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adelogonus, Bergeronites, Blackwelderia, Blackwelderioides, Cyrtoprora, Damesella, Damesops, Dipentaspis, Dipyrgotes, Dipyrogotes, Guancenshania, Hercantyx, Histiomona, Karslanus, Kiyakius, Liuheaspis, Meringaspis, Metashantungia, Neodrepanura, Palaeadotes, Parablackwelderia, Paradamesella, Pingquania, Protaitzehoia, Stephanocare, Taihangshaniashania, Taitzehoia, Teinistion
Subtaxa: Shantungia spinifera
Type: Shantungia spinifera
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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