†subfamily Staurocephalinae Prantl and Pribyl 1947 (trilobite)
Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Parent taxon: Encrinuridae according to F. Nikolaisen 1961
Sister taxa: Aegrotocatellus, Alwynulus, Anapliomerella, Atractocybeloides, Avalanchurus, Balizoma, Batocara, Bevanopsis, Celtencrinurus, Curriella, Cybelinae, Dayongia, Dindymeninae, Distyrax, Elsarella, Encrinurinae, Eodindymene, Langgonia, Lasaguaditas, Lyrapyge, Mackenziurus, Nucleurus, Paracybeloides, Parakailia, Perirehaedulus, Perryus, Plasiaspis, Prophysemataspis, Prostrix, Sinocybele, Staurocephalidae, Stiktocybele, Struszia, Wallacia, Wuoaspis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Staurocephalinae in the database