Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Full reference: Z. Zhou, G. Yin, and Z. Zhou. 2014. Ordovician (Darriwilian-early Katian) trilobite faunas of northwestern Tarim, Xinjiang, China. Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 46:1-142
Belongs to Parillaenus according to Z. Zhou et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Parillaenus exiguus, Parillaenus fallax, Parillaenus orbiconvexus, Parillaenus roemeri
Type specimen: NIGP 155137, a cephalon/head. Its type locality is NJ660, Yijianfang section, Bachu area, which is in a Darriwilian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/chert in the Yijianfang Formation of China.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at NJ660, Yijianfang section, Bachu area
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