Asaphiscus wheeleri Meek 1873 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Belongs to Asaphiscus according to A. R. Palmer 1954

See also Resser 1935, Walcott 1886, Walcott 1916 and White 1877

Sister taxa: Asaphiscus (Blainia), Asaphiscus agatho, Asaphiscus calanus, Asaphiscus florus, Asaphiscus glaber, Asaphiscus iddingsi, Asaphiscus laeviceps

Type specimen: USNM 8576

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of United States (4: Utah collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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