Parent taxon: Archaeocopida according to S. Bengtson 1992
See also Bambach et al. 2007 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Beyrichonidae, Bradoriidae, Cambriidae, Comptalutidae, Haoia, Hipponicharionidae, Monceretia, Qingquanella, Sinskolutella, Spinospitella, Svealutidae, Yakutingella, Comptaluta, Hanchungella, Acanthomeridion, Zepaera, Meishucunella, Kunmingella, Tropidiana, Ovaluta, Luella, Monasterium, Shensiella, Yeshanella, Songlinella, Houlongdongella, Guangyuanella, Zhijinella, Yaoyingella, Phaseolella, Dahaiella, Auriculatella, Zhongbaoella, Parakunmingella, Wuchiapingella, Leshanella, Antihipponicharion, Konicekion, Changshabaella, Hanchiangella, Malongella, Neokunmingella, Pseudokunmingella, Epactridion, Sunella, Zhenpingella, Kunyangella, Paraphaseolella, Bajiella, Tsunyiella, Wutingella, Indota, Dabashanella, Ophiosema, Indianidae, Nanchengella
Subtaxa: Combinivalvula chengjiangensis
Ecology: nektonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (12 collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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