Asaphiscus Meek 1873 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Parent taxon: Ogygiocarinae according to C.D. Walcott 1916

See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Palmer 1954 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Maryvillia, Orria

Subtaxa: Asaphiscus (Blainia) Asaphiscus agatho Asaphiscus calanus Asaphiscus florus Asaphiscus glaber Asaphiscus iddingsi Asaphiscus laeviceps Asaphiscus wheeleri

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Type: Asaphiscus wheeleri

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Argentina (1 collection), Australia (1), Canada (1: Newfoundland), Mexico (1), United States (15: Georgia, Idaho/ Utah, Utah, Virginia)

• Solvan of United States (6: Pennsylvania)

Total: 25 collections including 29 occurrences

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