PaleoDB taxon number: 19568
Parent taxon: Corynexochida according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Altaepeltis, Amginoerbia, Amphotonella, Asperocare, Ataktaspis, Babakovia, Balangia, Bathyuriscopsis, Bienella, Blandiaspis, Boreoscutellum, Brylyella, Bubupeltina, Cheilocephalidae, Chienaspis, Chilometopus, Chilonorria, Cholopilus, Chondagraulos, Chondrinouyina, Chuangiopsis, Chuchiaspis, Corynexochidacea, Corynexochina, Corynexochoidea, Dictyella, Dictyites, Elankaspis, Emsurella, Eoscutellum, Evansaspis, Exastipyx, Ezhuangia, Girandia, Hemikaolishania, Holteria, Hunnanocephalus, Illaenidae, Illaenina, Illaenoidea, Iranaspis, Kassinius, Kobayashipeltis, Kooteniellina, Kotisopeltis, Leiostegiidae, Leiostegiina, Lenaspis, Linguchuangia, Liokootenia, Majiangia, Megalisania, Mendospidella, Metakootenia, Micmaccopsis, Neochilonorria, Nodiceps, Notasaphus, Olenoidestranans, Ordosia, Orria, Oryctocare, Panxinella, Paralevisia, Paralisaniella, Paraolenoides, Phillipsinellidae, Plethopeltella, Popigaia, Prokootenia, Prosymphysurus, Prouktaspis, Pseudolancastria, Sinijanella, Styginidae, Tabatopygellina, Tarynaspis, Tingocephalus, Tolanaspis, Tollaspis, Uktaspis, Unicapeltis, Uraloscutellum, Xuigiella
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore