Solenoparia jiangsuensis Lin et al. 1983 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Solenopleuridae

Full reference: T. R. Lin, H. L. Lin, and T. Y. Zhou. 1983. Discovery of Cambrian trilobites in Kunshan of southeast Jiangsu with reference to the faunal provinciality and palaeogeography. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 22(4):399-412

Belongs to Solenoparia according to T. R. Lin et al. 1983

Sister taxa: Solenoparia (Plesisolenoparia), Solenoparia agno, Solenoparia bisulcata, Solenoparia conica, Solenoparia miaohouensis, Solenoparia minlensis, Solenoparia minuta, Solenoparia nidanshanensis, Solenoparia talingensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Kunshan, 720.55-721.70 m, which is in a Wangcunian marine horizon in the Yangliugang Formation of China

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kunshan, 720.55-721.70 m

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