†Archikainella Liu 1982 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Lichida - Lichakephalidae
Synonyms: Chencunia Qiu 1984, Metaacidaspis Qiu 1984
Parent taxon: Lichakephalidae according to X.-J. Zhu et al. 2021
See also Beech and Lamsdell 2021, Jell and Adrain 2002, Peng 1992 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acidaspidella, Acidaspides, Acidaspidina, Bestjubella, Brutonia, Colossaspis, Eoacidaspis, Lichakephalina, Lichakephalus, Paraacidaspis, Belovia
Subtaxa: Archikainella vomerinus Chencunia tripleura Metaacidaspis beigongensis
Type: Archikainella vomerinus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Taoyuanian of China (1 collection)
• Cambrian of China (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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