†Asaphiscus Meek 1873 (trilobite)
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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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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