Asaphus heckeri Ivantsov 2000 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Full reference: A. Y. Ivantsov. 2000. New taxa of asaphid trilobites (Ptychopariida: Asaphinae) from the Ordovician of Leningrad region. Paleontological Journal 34:411-418

Belongs to Asaphus according to A. Y. Ivantsov 2000

Sister taxa: Asaphus (Ampyx), Asaphus (Asaphus), Asaphus (Onchometopus), Asaphus (Platypeltis), Asaphus (Subasaphus), Asaphus auriculatus, Asaphus broeggeri, Asaphus caribouensis, Asaphus caudatus, Asaphus curiosa, Asaphus delfinus, Asaphus expansus, Asaphus gigas, Asaphus homfrayi, Asaphus knyrkoi, Asaphus striatus

Type specimen: PIN no4330-48, an exoskeleton.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Asaphus heckeri in the database

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