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Asaphus ✝
Description | Asaphus (/ˈæsæfʌs/) is a genus of trilobites, that is known from the Lower (upper Arenig) and Middle Ordovician of northwestern Europe (Sweden, Estonia, Saint Petersburg Area). From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaphus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Asaphus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Asaphus Brongniart, 1822 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | in Brongniart & Desmarest, Hist. nat. Crust. foss.: 17-25 (conserved under the plenary power) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 479 - 468 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | fast-moving (based on Asaphida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Asaphidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | deposit feeder (based on Asaphida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaphus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Asaphus (Asaphus) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 79 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Asaphus (Neoasaphus) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 89 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Asaphus (Onchometopus) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Asaphus (Platypeltis) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Asaphus angustifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus asiaticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus blackwelderi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus boliviensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus branconis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus broggeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus caribouensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus chinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus cornutus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus curiosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus delphinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus edwardsii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus emoryi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus expansus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Asaphus fallax species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus glabrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus gonicercus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus hausmanni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus heckeri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Asaphus heintzi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus homalonotoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus kowalewskii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus laciniatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus laevis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus laevissimus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus laticauda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus latisegmentatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus latus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus lepidurus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus lepidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus ludibundus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus murchisoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus nieszkowskii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus ornatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus pachyophthalmus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus platyurus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus raniceps species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus rimulosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus robergii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus sulevi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus taningencis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus uplandicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus vicarius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Asaphus volborthi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Asaphus Desmarest, 1817 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Asaphus |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1822 | Asaphus Brongniart |
1849 | Asaphus McCoy p. 399 |
1960 | Asaphus Henningsmoen |
1980 | Asaphus Owen and Bruton |
2002 | Asaphus Jell and Adrain p. 345 |
2002 | Asaphus Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia