Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae
Parent taxon: Proasaphiscidae according to Y. L. Zhao and Y. Z. Huang 1981
Sister taxa: Alomataspis, Atilayus, Chelidonocephalus, Dananzhuangaspis, 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, Plectrocrania, Proacanthocephalus, Proasaphiscina, Proasaphiscus, Pseudanomocarina, Shanxiella, Stella, Sudanomocarina, Szeaspis, Tankhella, Tengfengiidae, Urjungaspis, Wolfartius, Yujinia, Zhongtiaoshanaspis
Subtaxa: Daopingia daopingensis Daopingia elongatus Daopingia guizhouensis
Type: Daopingia daopingensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Gelaobao, Daoping, bed 9 (Cambrian of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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