Blackwelderia pingluensis Zhang and Wang 1986 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Lichida - Damesellidae

Full reference: J. L. Zhang and S. X. Wang. 1986. Some Late Cambrian Kushanian trilobites from Pinglu, Shanxi. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 25(6):663-671

Belongs to Blackwelderia according to J. L. Zhang and S. X. Wang 1986

Sister taxa: Blackwelderia chiawangensis, Blackwelderia fortis, Blackwelderia liaoningensis, Blackwelderia mui, Blackwelderia nodosaria, Blackwelderia octaspina, Blackwelderia paronai, Blackwelderia shengi, Blackwelderia sinensis, Blackwelderia triangularis, Blackwelderia youshuica

Type specimen: Its type locality is Hutoushan, unit 1, which is in a Guzhangian carbonate limestone in the Kushan Formation of China

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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