Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Parent taxon: Encrinuridae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aegrotocatellus, Alwynulus, Anapliomerella, Atractocybeloides, Avalanchurus, Balizoma, Batocara, 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, Wallacia, Wuoaspis
Subtaxa: Struszia petebesti
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Whitwellian of Canada (5: Northwest Territories collections)
• Silurian of Canada (22: Northwest Territories, Nunavut)
Total: 27 collections including 43 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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