Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Invalid subtaxa: Australurus Ramsköld 1986 [replaced name], Mitchellaspis Henningsmoen 1959, Mitchellia Vogdes 1917 [replaced name], Pacificurus
Parent taxon: Encrinuridae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Rämskold 1986, Ramsköld 1986 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aegrotocatellus, Alwynulus, Anapliomerella, Atractocybeloides, Avalanchurus, Balizoma, Bevanopsis, Celtencrinurus, Curriella, Cybelinae, Dayongia, Dindymeninae, Distyrax, Elsarella, Encrinurinae, Eodindymene, Langgonia, Lasaguaditas, Lyrapyge, Mackenziurus, Nucleurus, Paracybeloides, Parakailia, Perirehaedulus, Perryus, Plasiaspis, Prophysemataspis, Prostrix, Sinocybele, Staurocephalidae, Staurocephalinae, Stiktocybele, Struszia, Wallacia, Wuoaspis
Subtaxa: Pacificurus borenorensis Pacificurus mitchelli
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Australia (15 collections)
Total: 15 collections including 18 occurrences
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