Synonym: Hospes Stubblefield and Bulman 1927 [replaced name]
Full reference: H. Özdikmen. 2009. Nomenclatural changes for twenty trilobites genera. Munis Entomology & Zoology 4:155-171
Parent taxon: Ptychopariida according to H. Özdikmen 2009
See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acrocephalitidae, Alokistocaridae, Amphorella, Atratebiinae, Bifodina, Bolaspididae, Bulnibarbi, Bvalbardites, Catillicephalidae, Chondrastaulina, Chuangiformis, Cliffiidae, Conococheaquea, Conocoryphidae, Conokephalinidae, Crepicephalidae, Diceratocephalidae, Elviniidae, Harpina, Kazelina, Kingstoniidae, Kirengelia, Lisaniidae, Lonchocephalidae, Lorenzellidae, Marjumiidae, Meniscocorphye, Meniscocoryphe, Menomoniidae, Neoanomocerella, Norwoodiidae, Olenina, Papyriaspididae, Phylacteridae, Plethopeltidae, Proasaphiscidae, Propeltura, Ptychopariidae, Ptychopariina, Ptychoparoides, Raymondinidae, Shumardiidae, Solenopleuracea, Solenopleuridae, Tricrepicephalidae, Xianquianaspis, Yuehsieszella
Subtaxa: Hospes carinatus Hospes limbus Hospes spinosus Hospes transversus Indiligens clonograpti
Type: Hospes clonograpti
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cressagian of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Cambrian of China (1), Kazakhstan (26)
• Taoyuanian of China (1)
Total: 29 collections including 40 occurrences
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