Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Synonyms: Asaphus alpha Raymond 1905, Asaphus gamma Raymond 1905, Asaphus marginalis Hall 1847, Basilicus marginalis Hall 1847
Full reference: F.C. Shaw. 1968. Early Middle Ordovician (Chazy) trilobites of New York. New York State Museum and Science Service Memoir 17:1-163
Belongs to Basilicus (Basiliella) according to F.C. Shaw 1968
See also Bassler 1915 and Raymond 1905
Sister taxa: Basilicus (Basiliella) destombesi, Basilicus (Basiliella) illarensis, Basiliella karmbergensis
Type specimens:
- Basilicus (Basiliella) whittingtoni: NYSM 12535, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
- Asaphus alpha:
- Asaphus gamma:
- Asaphus marginalis:
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of United States (3: New York, Vermont collections)
• Chazyan of Canada (1: Quebec), United States (12: New York)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences
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