Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Full reference: R. A. Fortey. 1980. The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. III. Remaining trilobites of the Valhallfonna Formation. Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter 171:1-163
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, Dayongia, Dindymeninae, Distyrax, Elsarella, Encrinurinae, Eodindymene, Langgonia, Lasaguaditas, Mackenziurus, Nucleurus, Paracybeloides, Parakailia, Perirehaedulus, Perryus, Plasiaspis, Prophysemataspis, Prostrix, Sinocybele, Staurocephalidae, Staurocephalinae, Stiktocybele, Struszia, Wallacia, Wuoaspis
Subtaxa: Lyrapyge araneosa Lyrapyge areonosa Lyrapyge ebriosus
Type: Lyrapyge ebriosus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of China (1 collection), Norway (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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