†Metarthricocephalus Zhao and Yuan 2002 (trilobite)
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Oryctocephalidae
Parent taxon: Oryctocephalidae according to F. A. Sundberg et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Arthricocephalus, Changaspis, Cheiruroides, Curvoryctocephalus, Duyunaspis, Euarthricocephalus, Feilongshania, Goldfieldia, Hunanocephalus, Kunshanaspis, Lancastria, Metabalangia, Microryctocara, Oryctocara, Oryctocarinae, Oryctocephalina, Oryctocephalites, Oryctocephaloides, Oryctocephalops, Oryctocephalus, Ovatoryctocara, Paleooryctocephalus, Parachangaspis, Protoryctocephalus, Sandoveria, Shabaella, Tonkinella
Subtaxa: Metarthricocephalus spinosus
Type: Metarthricocephalus spinosus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore