Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pliomeridae
Parent taxon: Pliomeridae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Harrington and Leanza 1957 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anapliomera, Benedettia, Colobinion, Cybelopsinae, Encrinurella, Evropeites, Gogoella, Guizhoupliomerops, Hammatocneminae, Hintzeia, Ibexaspis, Josephulus, Leiostrototropis, Lemureops, Liexiaspis, Obliteraspis, Parapliomera, Perissopliomera, Placoparia, Pliomera, Pliomerella, Pliomeridius, Pliomerina, Pliomerinae, Protoencrinurella, Protopliomerella, Pseudomera, Quinquecosta, Rossaspis
Subtaxa: Protopliomerops quattuor Protopliomerops radiatus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Arenig of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Argentina (4), Australia (3), Canada (3: Alberta, British Columbia), China (1), Sweden (2), United States (19: Montana, Nevada, Utah)
Total: 33 collections including 36 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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