Artiopoda - Olenida - Asaphiscidae
Parent taxon: Olenida according to J. M. Adrain 2011
See also Bentley et al. 2006, Paterson and Laurie 2004, Sundberg 1994 and Whittington et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Andrarinidae, Aphelaspidae, Cedariidae, Dokimokephalidae, Eulomidae, Idahoiidae, Loganellidae, Olenidae, Parabolinoididae, Pterocephaliidae
Subtaxa: Asaphiscus Blainiopsis Blountiella Blountina Cinnella Conoides Dunderbergella Edithiella Emmrichellidae Eoproetus Erbenia Eteraspis Glyphaspis Iniotoma Kaninia Kaniniella Lioparia Luyanhaoaspis Luyanhaoia Mindycrusta Paraorlovia Verkholenella
Type: Asaphiscus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the Russian Federation (5 collections)
• Cambrian of Antarctica (4), Argentina (2), Australia (3), Canada (12: Alberta, Newfoundland), China (15), Kazakhstan (1), Mexico (1), the Russian Federation (7), United States (61: Arizona, Georgia, Idaho/ Utah, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming)
• Solvan of United States (6: Pennsylvania)
Total: 117 collections including 128 occurrences