Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae
Full reference: W. T. Zhang, Y. H. Lu, Z. L. Zhu, Y. Y. Qian, H. L. Lin, Z. Zhou, S. Zhang and J. L. Yuan. 1980. Cambrian trilobite faunas of southwestern China. Palaeontologia Sinica, new series B 16:1-497
Belongs to Pachyaspis (Danzhaina) according to Yuan 1980
Sister taxa: Xingrenaspis brevicus, Xingrenaspis curvus, Xingrenaspis hoboi, Xingrenaspis jialaoensis, Xingrenaspis parthiva, Xingrenaspis quadratus, Xingrenaspis rectangularis, Xingrenaspis shyamalae, Xingrenaspis xingrenensis, Danzhaina denzhouensis, Danzhaina longispina
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Nangao, Kaili Formation, unit 2 (Cambrian of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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