Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Lorenzellidae
Full reference: W. Zhang, H. Lin, H. Wu and J. Yuan. 1980. Cambrian stratigraphy and trilobite fauna from the Zhongtiao Mountains, southern Shanxi. Memoirs of Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology 16:39-110
Parent taxon: Lorenzellidae according to Z. Zhou and Y. Zhen 2008
Sister taxa: Damiaoaspis, Inouyops, Inoyellaspis, Jiangjunshania, Jinnania, Lorenzella, Paralorenzella, Porilorenzella, Pseudolorenzella
Subtaxa: Ptyctolorenzella rugosa Ptyctolorenzella xuzhuangensis
Type: Ptyctolorenzella rugosa
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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