†Torifera Wolfart 1974 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Trinucleida - Alsataspididae
Synonym: Xiangia Peng 1987
Parent taxon: Alsataspididae according to S. Peng et al. 2009
See also Peng et al. 2004 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Araiopleura, Clavatellus, Falanaspis, Gaoloupingia, Hapalopleuridae, Jegorovaia, Jegorovaiidae, Joshuaspis, Macharia, Orometopidae, Orometopus, Pagometopus, Palquiella, Rhadinopleura, Seleneceme, Skljarella, Spirantyx, Yumenaspis, Zacompsus
Subtaxa: Torifera abrupta Torifera jelli Torifera paraconvexa Torifera taoyuanensis Torifera tuma
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
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