ammonites
†superfamily Odontopleuroidea Sepkoski Jr. 1998 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Lichida

Full reference: J. J. Sepkoski Jr. 1998. Rates of speciation in the fossil record. Philosophical Transaction of the Royal Society Biological Sciences 353(1366):315-326

Parent taxon: Lichida according to R. Feist 2002

Sister taxa: Akantharges, Brutonia, Ceratolichas, Craspedarges, Damesellidae, Eifliarges, Gaspelichas, Hopolichoides, Jasperia, Leiolichas, Lichakephalidae, Lichakephalina, Lichidae, Lyralichas, Metaleiolichas, Nipponarges, Nonix, Odontopleuridae, Otarozoum, Paraleolichas, Rontrippia, Tsunylichas, Uripes

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore