Trilobita - Redlichiida - Ellipsocephalidae

Full reference: Z. L. Zhu and L. F. Jiang. 1981. An Early Cambrian trilobite faunule from Yeshan, Luhe District, Jiangsu. Geological Society of America Special Paper 187:153-159

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

Sister taxa: Acadolenus, Alueva, Argunaspis, Asiatella, Bergeroniaspis, Bergeroniellus, Bhargavia, Blayacina, Brevitermierella, Cambrunicornia, Catadoxides, Comluella, Culmenaspis, Ellipsocephalinae, Geyerorodes, Glabrella, Hamatolenus, Issafeniella, Kadyella, Kameschkoviella, Kijanella, Kingaspis, Krolina, Kymataspis, Latikingaspis, Latoucheia, Latuzella, Lermontovia, Limataceps, Lusatiops, Myopsolenus, Nelegeria, Olekmaspis, Ourikaia, Paramicmacca, Paraprotolenella, Planolimbus, Protagraulos, Protolenella, Protoleninae, Pruvostinoides, Pseudokadyella, Pseudolenus, Pseudoprotolenella, Ptychoparopsis, Rinconia, Sailycaspis, Sectigena, Strenuaevinae, Strenuella, Tadakoustia, Termieraspis, Termierella, Triangulaspis

Subtaxa: Yeshanaspis subconicus

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Type: Yeshanaspis subconicus

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Yeshan, bed 7 (Cambrian of China)

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