Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae
Full reference: J. L. Yuan and Y. Li. 1999. Lower-Middle Cambrian boundary and trilobite fauna at Laoyingshan, Huainan, Anhui. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 38(4):407-422
Parent taxon: Ptychopariidae according to J. L. Yuan and Y. Li 1999
Sister taxa: Achlysopsis, Altikolia, Altitudella, Amecephalites, Asthenopsis, Austinvillia, Balangcunaspis, Bathyholcus, Billingsaspis, Binodaspis, Bolaspidina, Braintreella, Brunswickia, Caborcella, Cathayanella, Chengshanaspis, Conopolus, Danzhaina, Douposiella, Elrathina, Eokaotaia, Eokochaspis, Eoptychoparia, Eosoptychoparia, Eospencia, Gaphuraspis, Gedongaspis, Gunnia, Hadrocephalites, Jangudaspis, Jiagouia, Jialaopsis, Jianchangia, Jiumenia, Kaotaia, Kochaspis, Kochiella, Kochina, Kunmingaspis, Laminurus, Laoyingshania, Lyriaspis, Meitania, Mexicella, Monanocephalus, Mufushania, Nangaoia, Nangaops, Neoblairella, Nyella, Olenekina, Onchocephalites, Pachyaspis, Panacus, Paramecephalus, Paraperiomma, Parapoulsenia, Parashuiyuella, Paraziboaspis, Piaziella, Pingluaspis, Plagiura, Plesiamecephalus, Poulsenella, Poulsenia, Probowmania, Probowmaniella, Probowmanops, Proliostracus, Psilostracus, Ptychoparella, Ptychoparia, Qiaotouaspis, Regina, Ruichengella, Sanwania, Schistometopus, Semisphaerocephalus, Shantungaspis, Shuiyuella, Sinoptychoparia, Spencella, Spencia, Stoecklinia, Suluktella, Syspacephalus, Tongshania, Townleyella, Trigonyangaspis, Tukalandaspis, Ulrichaspis, Vermontella, Volocephalina, Weijiaspis, Wuhaina, Xilingxia, Xingrenaspis, Yaojiayuella, Yuknessaspis, Ziboaspidella, Ziboaspis
Subtaxa: Wanhuaia granulosa, Wanhuaia latilimbata
Type: Wanhuaia granulosa
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore