Trilobita - Redlichiida - Chengkouaspididae
Alternative spelling: Chengkouaspidae
Full reference: W. T. Zhang, Y. H. Lu, Z. L. Zhu, Y. Y. Qian, H. L. Lin, Z. Zhou, S. Zhang and J. L. Yuan. 1980. Cambrian trilobite faunas of southwestern China. Palaeontologia Sinica, new series B 16:1-497
Parent taxon: Redlichioidea according to J. M. Adrain 2011
See also Geyer and Landing 2004 and Whittington et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Abadiellidae, Despujolsiidae, Dolerolenidae, Gigantopygidae, Kueichowiidae, Mayiellidae, Menneraspididae, Metadoxididae, Redlichiidae, Redlichinidae, Saukiandidae, Yinitidae
Subtaxa: Bathynotellus Bathynotus Belliceps Bulaiaspis Chengkouaspis Elegestina Pseudoresserops Repinainella Terechtaspis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (7 collections), Kazakhstan (1), Mongolia (2), the Russian Federation (6), United States (6: Nevada, Vermont)
Total: 22 collections including 28 occurrences