†Asaphus homfrayi Salter 1866 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Alternative combination: Megalaspis homphrayi
Belongs to Asaphus according to Salter 1866
See also Raw 1908, Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968 and Salter 1865
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 heckeri, Asaphus knyrkoi, Asaphus striatus
Type specimen: SM A1266 (lectotype)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Shineton brook (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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