Mahaiella Yin 1983 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Full reference: G. Yin. 1983. Two new trilobites from late Early Carboniferous of Mahai, Longlin County, Guangxi. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 22:95-100

Parent taxon: Cummingellinae according to E. V. Mychko 2020

See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Australokaskia, Bedicella, Comptonaspis, Cummingella, Gapeevella, Humilogriffithides, Karginella, Liobolina, Moschoglossis, Paraphillipsia, Perexigupyge, Persia, Planokaskia, Richterella, Xiangzhongella, Zhegangula

Subtaxa: Mahaiella eleganta

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Type: Mahaiella eleganta

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Mahai (Carboniferous of China)

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