Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Alternative spelling: Megalaspidella (Kayseraspis)

Parent taxon: Asaphidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

See also Harrington et al. 1959, Harrington and Leanza 1957 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anataphrus, Asaphellus, Asaphinae, Atopasaphus, Aulacoparia, Australopyge, Basilicus, Bellefontia, Birmanites, Bohemopyge, Borogothus, Brachyaspis, Branisaspis, Burminresia, Delphasaphus, Desmus, Ectenaspis, Ekeraspis, Emanuelaspis, Eoasaphus, Eoisotelus, Fuyunia, Gerasaphes, Gogiura, Griphasaphus, Guohongjunia, Hoekaspis, Homalopyge, Hunnebergia, Isabelinia, Isotelinae, Isyrakopeltis, Kainisiliellina, Klabavia, Kobayashia, Lachnostoma, Lisogorites, Lycophron, Metaptychopyge, Metayuepingia, Nahannia, Neoasaphus, Neopeltis, Nerudaspis, Nileoides, Ningkianites, Niobides, Niobina, Niobinae, Nobiliasaphinae, Nobiliasaphus, Norasaphus, Norinia, Notopeltis, Ogmasaphus, Ogygiinae, Ogyginus, Ogygiocaridinae, Ogygiocarinae, Ogygiocaris, Ogygites, Ogygitoides, Onchometopus, Parabellefontia, Paramegalaspis, Paratamdaspis, Penchiopsis, Plectasaphus, Popovkiaspis, Presbynileus, Priceaspis, Proasaphus, Promegalaspidinae, Proscharyia, Protopresbynileus, Protoptychopyge, Pseudasaphus, Pseudoasaphus, Pseudogriphasaphus, Pseudogygites, Pseudoptyocephalus, Psilocephalina, Ptychopyge, Ptychopyginae, Ptyocephalus, Sanbernardaspis, Stegnopsis, Stenorhachis, Subasaphus, Suriaspis, Tchukeraspis, Thysanopyge, Trigonocerca, Trigonocercella, Valdaites, Vogdesia, Xenasaphus, Xenostegium, Zhenganites, Zuninaspis

Subtaxa: Kayseraspis (Plesiomegalaspis) Kayseraspis asaphelloides Kayseraspis brackebuschi Kayseraspis ghavideli

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

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