Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae
Full reference: W. T. Dean. 1982. Middle Cambrian trilobites from the Sosnik Formation, Derik-Mardin district, south-eastern Turkey. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology Series 36(1):1-41
Parent taxon: Proasaphiscidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Dean 1982
Sister taxa: Alomataspis, Atilayus, Chelidonocephalus, Dananzhuangaspis, Daopingia, Eymekops, Gangdeeria, Gloriagloria, Grandioculus, Guankouia, Hadraspis, Hatangia, Holanshaniidae, Honanaspis, Honania, Huaibeia, Hundwarella, Iranoleesia, Jiangsuaspis, Jiangsucephalus, Jiangsuia, Jiubaspis, Jixianella, Koptura, Kutsingocephalus, Lioparella, Luonanocephalus, Manchuriella, Maotunia, Memmatella, Miaobanpoia, Plectrocrania, Proacanthocephalus, Proasaphiscina, Proasaphiscus, Pseudanomocarina, Shanxiella, Stella, Sudanomocarina, Szeaspis, Tankhella, Tengfengiidae, Urjungaspis, Wolfartius, Yujinia, Zhongtiaoshanaspis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Turkey (16 collections)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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