†Asaphus (Platypeltis) Callaway 1877 (trilobite)
Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Full reference: C. Callaway. 1877. On a new area of Upper Cambrian rocks in south Shropshire, with a description of a new fauna. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 33(1-4):652-672
Parent taxon: Asaphus according to C. Callaway 1877
See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Prantl and Pribyl 1949
Sister taxa: Asaphus (Ampyx), Asaphus (Asaphus), Asaphus (Neoasaphus), Asaphus (Onchometopus), Asaphus (Subasaphus), Asaphus caribouensis, Asaphus caudatus, Asaphus curiosa, Asaphus expansus, Asaphus gigas, Asaphus heckeri, Asaphus homfrayi
Subtaxa: none
Type: Asaphus (Platypeltis) croftii
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Asaphus (Platypeltis) in the database