Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae
Full reference: T. R. Lin, H. L. Lin, and T. Y. Zhou. 1983. Discovery of Cambrian trilobites in Kunshan of southeast Jiangsu with reference to the faunal provinciality and palaeogeography. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 22(4):399-412
Parent taxon: Proasaphiscidae according to T. R. Lin et al. 1983
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alomataspis, Atilayus, Chelidonocephalus, Dananzhuangaspis, Daopingia, Derikaspis, Eymekops, Gangdeeria, Gloriagloria, Grandioculus, Guankouia, Hadraspis, Hatangia, Holanshaniidae, Honanaspis, Honania, Huaibeia, Hundwarella, Iranoleesia, Jiangsuaspis, Jiangsucephalus, 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: Jiangsuia cylindrica Jiangsuia typica
Type: Jiangsuia typica
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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