Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae
Alternative spelling: Proasaphiscus (Honanaspis)
Parent taxon: Proasaphiscidae according to Y. H. Lu and Z. L. Zhu 2001
See also Zhou and Zhen 2008
Sister taxa: Alomataspis, Atilayus, Chelidonocephalus, Dananzhuangaspis, Daopingia, Derikaspis, Eymekops, Gangdeeria, Gloriagloria, Grandioculus, Guankouia, Hadraspis, Hatangia, Holanshaniidae, Honania, Huaibeia, Hundwarella, Iranoleesia, 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: Honanaspis angustigenatus Honanaspis microps Honanaspis transversus Proasaphiscus (Honanaspis) honanensis Proasaphiscus (Honanaspis) lui Proasaphiscus (Honanaspis) parvus
Type: Proasaphiscus (Honanaspis) honanensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (8 collections)
• Amgan of Kazakhstan (1)
Total: 9 collections including 13 occurrences
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