Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Solenopleuridae

Full reference: J. Yang, S. Yu, G. Liu, N. Su, M. He, J. Shang, H. Zhang, H. Zhu, Y. Li and G. Yan. 1993. Cambrian stratigraphy, lithofacies, paleogeography and trilobite faunas of East Qinling-Dabashan Mountains, China 1-246

Parent taxon: Solenopleuridae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

Sister taxa: Abakanopleura, Acanthometopus, Acrocephalaspis, Acrocephalina, Agraulinae, Aiaiaspis, Aidarella, Albansia, Aldanaspis, Badulesia, Balticoglaucus, Bigranulella, Catasolenopleura, Changqingia, Crusoia, Denaspis, Eilura, Ejinaspis, Herse, Huzhuia, Hyperoparia, Inouyella, Kabuqiia, Karagandoides, Keeleaspis, Lashushania, Levisia, Lianglangshania, Liosolenopleura, Lophodesella, Maiaspis, Manublesia, Mataninella, Menocephalites, Minupeltis, Munija, Munijia, Neoacrocephalites, Neosolenopleurella, Nilegna, Ninaspis, Oreisator, Paracrocephalites, Parasolenopleura, Pardailhania, Perneraspis, Pingluia, Proavus, Pseudosolenoparia, Rimouskia, Rina, Sao, Shanghaiaspis, Solenoparia, Solenoparops, Solenopleurella, Solenopleurinae, Solenopleuropsis, Squarrosoella, Trachoparia, Usumunaspis, Wafangdiania, Yabeia

Subtaxa: Conicephalus caigouensis

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Type: Conicephalus caigouensis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Caigou (Cambrian of China)

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