Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Chengkouiidae
Alternative combination: Chengkouia xingjiangensis
Full reference: Z. L. Zhu and H. L. Lin. 1983. Some Early Cambrian trilobites from the Xidashan Formation of Kuruktag, Xinjiang. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 22(1):21-30
Belongs to Acanthomicmacca (Chengkouia) according to G. Geyer 2016
Sister taxa: Acanthomicmacca (Chengkouia) angustigenata, Acanthomicmacca (Chengkouia) constricta, Acanthomicmacca (Chengkouia) cylindrica, Acanthomicmacca (Chengkouia) hepingensis, Acanthomicmacca (Chengkouia) intermedia, Acanthomicmacca (Chengkouia) langdongensis, Acanthomicmacca (Chengkouia) longa, Acanthomicmacca (Chengkouia) pustulosa, Acanthomicmacca (Chengkouia) saimixiensis, Acanthomicmacca (Chengkouia) tianshanensis, Acanthomicmacca (Chengkouia) xinglongensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mohershan, Kuruktag, which is in a Nangaoian carbonate limestone in the Xidashan Formation of China
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Mohershan, Kuruktag
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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