Kaotaia qinkouensis Zhou 1974 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Alternative combination: Alokistocare qinkouense

Belongs to Kaotaia according to W. T. Zhang et al. 1980

Sister taxa: Kaotaia gedongensis, Kaotaia globosa, Kaotaia longa, Kaotaia magna, Kaotaia prachina

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Yankong, Douposi Formation (Cambrian of China)

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