Asaphus homfrayi Salter 1866 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Belongs to Asaphus according to Salter 1866

See also Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968 and Salter 1865

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

Type specimen: SM A1266 (lectotype)

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

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

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