Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae

Full reference: W. Zhang, L. Xiang, Y. Liu and X. Meng. 1995. Cambrian stratigraphy and trilobites from Henan. Palaeontologia Cathayana 6:1-166

Parent taxon: Proasaphiscidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

Sister taxa: Alomataspis, Atilayus, Chelidonocephalus, Dananzhuangaspis, Daopingia, Derikaspis, Eymekops, Gangdeeria, Gloriagloria, Grandioculus, 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: Guankouia longa

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Type: Lioparella longa

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Chishanhe, Jixian, bed 27 (Cambrian of China)

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