Asaphus homfrayi Salter 1866 (trilobite)

Trilobita - 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 caribouensis, Asaphus caudatus, Asaphus curiosa, Asaphus expansus, Asaphus gigas, Asaphus heckeri

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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