†Sinoparapilekia Peng 1990 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Parent taxon: Pilekiinae according to F. Perez-Peris et al. 2021
See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anacheirurus, Chashania, Courtessolium, Demeterops, Emsurina, Eocheirurus, Koraipsis, Landyia, Macrogrammus, Metapilekia, Metapliomerops, Parapilekia, Pilekia, Pliomeroides, Pseudopliomera, Seisonia, Sinoparapilekiini, Tesselacauda, Tienshihfuia, Victorispina, Yinaspis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Iran (2 collections)
• Tremadoc of Iran (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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