Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Full reference: F. R. Meroi Arcerito, B. Waisfeld, and D. Balseiro. 2015. Diversification of Asaphellus Callaway, 1877 (Asaphidae: Trilobita) during the Tremadocian in South West Gondwana (Cordillera Oriental, Argentina). Geodiversitas 37(2):131-150
Belongs to Asaphellus according to Meroi Arcerito et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Asaphellus artus, Asaphellus aspinus, Asaphellus catamarcensis, Asaphellus clarksoni, Asaphellus communis, Asaphellus graffi, Asaphellus homfrayi, Asaphellus jujuanus, Asaphellus nazarenensis, Asaphellus pricensis, Asaphellus riojanus, Asaphellus stenorhachis, Asaphellus trinodosus, Hemigyraspis mcconnelli, Megalaspidella (Megalaspidella), Megalaspidella kayseri, Megalaspidella orthometopa
Type specimen: CEGH-UNC 25751, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is DLA 28 (Arenal), which is in a Tremadocian offshore siliciclastic/siliciclastic in the Santa Rosita Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Argentina (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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