Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Full reference: H. J. Harrington. 1937. On some Ordovician fossils from Northern Argentina. Geological Magazine 74(3):97-124
Belongs to Asaphellus according to M. F. Tortello and S. B. Esteban 2014
See also Harrington 1937 and Harrington and Leanza 1957
Sister taxa: Asaphellus artus, Asaphellus aspinus, Asaphellus catamarcensis, Asaphellus clarksoni, Asaphellus communis, Asaphellus graffi, Asaphellus homfrayi, Asaphellus isabelae, Asaphellus nazarenensis, Asaphellus pricensis, Asaphellus riojanus, Asaphellus stenorhachis, Asaphellus trinodosus, Megalaspidella orthometopa, Megalaspidella kayseri, Megalaspidella (Megalaspidella), Hemigyraspis mcconnelli
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Arenig of Morocco (2 collections)
• Ordovician of Argentina (9), Morocco (6)
• Tremadoc of Argentina (6)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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