Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae
Full reference: A. R. Palmer and R. B. Halley. 1979. Physical Stratigraphy and Trilobite Biostratigraphy of the Carrara Formation (Lower and Middle Cambrian) in the Southern Great Basin. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1047:1-131
Parent taxon: Ptychopariidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Palmer and Halley 1979
Sister taxa: Achlysopsis, Altikolia, Altitudella, Amecephalites, Asthenopsis, Austinvillia, Balangcunaspis, Bathyholcus, Bathyocos, Billingsaspis, Binodaspis, Bolaspidina, Braintreella, Brunswickia, Caborcella, Cathayanella, Champlainia, Chengshanaspis, Conopolus, Deltina, Douposiella, Entsyna, Eokaotaia, Eoptychoparia, Eospencia, Eurostina, Gaotanaspis, Gaphuraspis, Gedongaspis, Gunnia, Holasaphus, Illtydaspis, Jangudaspis, Jiagouia, Jialaopsis, Jianchangia, Jiumenia, Kaotaia, Kochiella, Kounamkites, Kunmingaspis, Laminurus, Laoyingshania, Luxella, Lyriaspis, Meitania, Meniscopsia, Monanocephalus, Mufushania, Nangaoia, Nangaops, Nassovia, Neoblairella, Neoregina, Olenekina, Onchocephalites, Orienturus, Orlovia, Orloviella, Pachyaspis, Paleonelsonia, Palmerara, Palmeraspis, Panacus, Paraeosoptychoparia, Parahiolites, Paraperiomma, Paraplagiura, Parapoulsenia, Paraziboaspis, Periommella, Piaziella, Pingluaspis, Piochella, Plagiura, Plesiamecephalus, Poulsenella, Poulsenia, Probowmania, Probowmaniella, Probowmanops, Proliostracus, Protohedinia, Psilostracus, Ptychoparella, Ptychopariinae, Qiaotouaspis, Regius, Salankanaspis, Sanwania, Semisphaerocephalus, Shantungaspis, Shuiyuella, Sinoptychoparia, Spencella, Spencia, Stoecklinia, Suluktella, Syspacephalus redpathi, Syspacephalus unca, Townleyella, Trigonyangaspis, Tukalandaspis, Ulrichaspis, Variopelta, Vermontella, Volocephalina, Wanhuaia, Weijiaspis, Wuhaina, Xingrenaspis, Yaojiayuella, Yohoaspis, Ziboaspidella, Ziboaspis
Subtaxa: Kochiellina groomensis Kochiellina janglensis
Type: Kochiellina groomensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Delamaran of United States (2: Nevada collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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