†Tairongia bachuensis Zhou et al. 2014 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae
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 Tairongia according to Z. Zhou et al. 2014
Sister taxon: Tairongia browni
Type specimen: NIGO 155507, a cephalon/head (cranidium). 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: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at NJ660, Yijianfang section, Bachu area
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