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Asaphellus ✝
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Asaphellus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Asaphellus Callaway, 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Quart. J. Geol. Soc. London, 33, 664 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 497 - 485 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | minor spines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Plesiomegalaspis (Ekeraspis) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Asaphellus artus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Asaphellus aspinus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 497 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Asaphellus catamarcensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 65 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Asaphellus communis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Asaphellus homfrayi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Asaphellus jujuanus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Asaphellus obtectus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asaphellus riojanus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 497 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1877 | Asaphellus Callaway |
| 1946 | Plesiomegalaspis Thoral |
| 1957 | Asaphellus Harrington and Leanza |
| 1967 | Asaphoon Hutchison and Ingham |
| 1968 | Asaphellus Robison and Pantoja-Alor p. 780 |
| 2002 | Asaphellus Jell and Adrain p. 344 |
| 2002 | Asaphellus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Asaphoon Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Plesiomegalaspis 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!
