Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae
Synonyms: Heyelingella Zhang et al. 1980, Michaspis Egorova and Savitsky 1968
Parent taxon: Proasaphiscidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Zhang et al. 1980
Sister taxa: Alomataspis, Atilayus, Chelidonocephalus, Dananzhuangaspis, Daopingia, Derikaspis, Eymekops, Gangdeeria, Gloriagloria, Grandioculus, Guankouia, Hadraspis, Hatangia, Holanshaniidae, Honanaspis, Honania, Huaibeia, Hundwarella, 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: Heyelingella shuiyuensis Heyelingella zhongtiaoshanensis Iranoleesia butes
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Amgan of Iran (1 collection)
• Cambrian of China (1), India (4), Iran (2)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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