Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Full reference: L. Xiang and Z. Ji. 1986. [Upper Ordovician (Ashgill) trilobites from the Linxiang Formation of western Hunan and eastern Guizhou]. Bulletin of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences 12:53-66

Parent taxon: Encrinuridae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aegrotocatellus, Alwynulus, Anapliomerella, Atractocybeloides, Avalanchurus, Balizoma, Batocara, Bevanopsis, Celtencrinurus, Curriella, Cybelinae, Dindymeninae, Distyrax, Elsarella, Encrinurinae, Eodindymene, Langgonia, Lasaguaditas, Lyrapyge, Mackenziurus, Nucleurus, Paracybeloides, Parakailia, Perirehaedulus, Perryus, Plasiaspis, Prophysemataspis, Prostrix, Sinocybele, Staurocephalidae, Staurocephalinae, Stiktocybele, Struszia, Wallacia, Wuoaspis

Subtaxa: Dayongia longicephala

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Type: Dayongia longicephala

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at WenTang (Ordovician of China)

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