Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae
Parent taxon: Proasaphiscidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
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, Jiangsuia, Jiubaspis, Jixianella, Koptura, Kutsingocephalus, Lioparella, Luonanocephalus, Manchuriella, Maotunia, Memmatella, Miaobanpoia, Parayujinia, Plectrocrania, Proacanthocephalus, Proasaphiscina, Pseudanomocarina, Shanxiella, Stella, Sudanomocarina, Szeaspis, Tankhella, Tengfengiidae, Ulania, Urjungaspis, Wolfartius, Yujinia, Zhongtiaoshanaspis
Subtaxa: Proasaphiscus granulus Proasaphiscus quadratus Proasaphiscus simoni Proasaphiscus yabei
Type: Proasaphiscus yabei
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (24 collections), India (2), Iran (1), Kazakhstan (1)
• Amgan of Kazakhstan (4), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 34 collections including 39 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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