Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae
Synonym: Acanthocephalus Qiu 1983 [replaced name]
Full reference: H. Özdikmen. 2008. Nomenclatural changes for three preoccupied trilobites genera. Munis Entomology & Zoology 3:317-320
Parent taxon: Proasaphiscidae according to H. Özdikmen 2008
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alomataspis, Atilayus, Chelidonocephalus, Dananzhuangaspis, Daopingia, 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, Proasaphiscina, Proasaphiscus, Pseudanomocarina, Shanxiella, Stella, Sudanomocarina, Szeaspis, Tankhella, Tengfengiidae, Urjungaspis, Wolfartius, Yujinia, Zhongtiaoshanaspis
Subtaxa: Proacanthocephalus longispinus
Type: Acanthocephalus longispinus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Proacanthocephalus in the database
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