Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Alternative combinations: Asaphus (Neoasaphus) ludibundus, Asaphus ludibundus
Belongs to Neoasaphus according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Henningsmoen 1960 and Jaanusson 1953
Sister taxa: Asaphus (Neoasaphus) bottnicus, Asaphus (Neoasaphus) branconis, Asaphus (Neoasaphus) cornutus, Asaphus (Neoasaphus) glabrata, Asaphus (Neoasaphus) glabratus, Asaphus (Neoasaphus) heintzi, Asaphus (Neoasaphus) kowalewskii, Asaphus (Neoasaphus) laevissimus, Asaphus (Neoasaphus) latus, Asaphus (Neoasaphus) lepidus, Asaphus (Neoasaphus) nieszkowskii, Asaphus (Neoasaphus) ornatus, Asaphus (Neoasaphus) pachyophthalmus, Asaphus (Neoasaphus) robergii, Asaphus (Neoasaphus) sulevi, Asaphus (Neoasaphus) uplandicus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Norway (15 collections), the Russian Federation (1), Sweden (21), Åland Islands (1)
Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence
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