Mictosaukia maculata Qian 1985 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Dikelocephalidae

Full reference: Y. Qian. 1985. Late Late Cambrian trilobites from the Tangcun Formation of Jingxian, southern Anhui. Palaeontologia Cathayana 2:137-167

Belongs to Mictosaukia according to Y. Qian 1985

Sister taxa: Mictosaukia combinata, Mictosaukia luanhensis, Mictosaukia orientalis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Chejia Hill, Tangcun, unit 8, which is in a Niuchehean marine shale in the Tangcun Formation of China

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Chejia Hill, Tangcun, unit 8

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