†Metashantungia Chang 1957 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Lichida - Damesellidae
Parent taxon: Damesellidae according to C. L. Chu 1959
Sister taxa: Adelogonus, Bergeronites, Blackwelderia, Blackwelderioides, Cyrtoprora, Damesella, Damesops, Dipentaspis, Dipyrgotes, Dipyrogotes, Guancenshania, Hercantyx, Histiomona, Karslanus, Kiyakius, Liuheaspis, Meringaspis, Neodrepanura, Palaeadotes, Parablackwelderia, Paradamesella, Pingquania, Protaitzehoia, Shantungia, Stephanocare, Taihangshaniashania, Taitzehoia, Teinistion
Subtaxa: Metashantungia brevica
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Tangwangzhai, Gushan, BW37 (Cambrian of China)
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