Artiopoda - Asaphida - Nileidae
Synonym: Nileus liangshanensis Lu 1975
Belongs to Nileus according to Endo 1932
Sister taxa: Nileus affinis, Nileus amplus, Nileus armadillo, Nileus australis, Nileus cingolanii, Nileus depressus, Nileus deynouxi, Nileus erici, Nileus exarmatus, Nileus gabata, Nileus glazialis, Nileus hesperaffinis, Nileus kasachstanicus, Nileus lacunosa, Nileus macrops, Nileus orbiculatoides, Nileus orbiculatus, Nileus petilus, Nileus planiceps, Nileus porosus, Nileus scrutator, Remopleuridioides preandinus
Type specimens:
- Nileus walcotti: USNM 83770, a cephalothorax
- Nileus liangshanensis:
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Arenigian of China (3 collections)
• Arenig of China (4)
• Ordovician of China (3)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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