Trilobita - Corynexochida - Oryctocephalidae
Parent taxon: Oryctocephalidae according to F. A. Sundberg et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Arthricocephalus, Balangia, Barklyella, Changaspis, Cheiruroides, Cheiruroididae, Curvoryctocephalus, Duyunaspis, Euarthricocephalus, Feilongshania, Hunanocephalus, Kunshanaspis, Lancastria, Metabalangia, Opsiosoryctocephalus, Oryctocara, Oryctocare, Oryctocarinae, Oryctocephalina, Oryctocephalinae, Oryctocephaloides, Oryctocephalops, Paleooryctocephalus, Protoryctocephalus, Sandoveria, Shabaella, Shergoldiella, Thoracocare, Tonkinellinae
Subtaxa: Metarthricocephalus spinosus
Type: Metarthricocephalus spinosus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Wuliu Quarry, FZX08 (Cambrian of China)
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