Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae
Parent taxon: Proasaphiscidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Zhou and Zhen 2008
Sister taxa: Alomataspis, Atilayus, Chelidonocephalus, Dananzhuangaspis, Daopingia, Derikaspis, Eymekops, Gangdeeria, Gloriagloria, Grandioculus, Guankouia, Hadraspis, Hatangia, Holanshaniidae, Honanaspis, Honania, Huaibeia, Hundwarella, Iranoleesia, Jiangsuaspis, Jiangsucephalus, Jiangsuia, Jiubaspis, Jixianella, Kutsingocephalus, Lioparella, Luonanocephalus, Manchuriella, Maotunia, Memmatella, Miaobanpoia, Plectrocrania, Proacanthocephalus, Proasaphiscina, Proasaphiscus, Pseudanomocarina, Shanxiella, Stella, Sudanomocarina, Szeaspis, Tankhella, Tengfengiidae, Urjungaspis, Wolfartius, Yujinia, Zhongtiaoshanaspis
Subtaxa: Koptura lisani Koptura temenus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (2 collections), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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