Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Solenopleuridae

Full reference: B. T. Xu and T. Y. Ju. 1987. Discovery of Early Cambrian trilobites from Shanghai and its stratigraphic significance. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 26(1):103-109

Parent taxon: Solenopleuridae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2003

Sister taxa: Acrocephalaspis, Acrocephalina, Aiaiaspis, Albansia, Aldanaspis, Badulesia, Bigranulella, Changqingia, Conicephalus, Denaspis, Eilura, Herse, Huzhuia, Inouyella, Lashushania, Lianglangshania, Lophodesella, Maiaspis, Minupeltis, Munija, Parasolenopleura, Pardailhania, Perneraspis, Proavus, Pseudosolenoparia, Rimouskia, Rina, Sao, Solenoparia, Solenoparops, Solenopleura, Solenopleurella, Solenopleurinae, Solenopleuropsis, Squarrosoella, Usumunaspis, Wafangdiania

Subtaxa: Shanghaiaspis decipiens, Shanghaiaspis latilimbatus, Shanghaiaspis usualis

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Type: Shanghaiaspis usualis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore