Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae
Full reference: Y. H. Lu, Z. L. Zhu, and J. L. Zhang. 1988. Trilobites of the Maochuang Formation and its age. Memoirs of Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology 24:331-366
Belongs to Yaojiayuella according to Y. H. Lu et al. 1988
Sister taxa: Yaojiayuella carinata, Yaojiayuella convexolimbata, Yaojiayuella diversa, Yaojiayuella granosa, Yaojiayuella jinnanensis, Yaojiayuella liaoningensis, Yaojiayuella ocellata, Yaojiayuella poshanensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mt. Mantou, Zhangxia, BW57, BW58, which is in a Taijangian marine limestone/shale in the Maochuang Formation of China.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Mt. Mantou, Zhangxia, BW57, BW58
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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