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Asaphellus aspinus

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Asaphellus aspinus was named by Robison and Pantoja-Alor (1968). Its type specimen is USNM 158906, a cephalon/head (librigenae), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Asaphellus aspinus Robison and Pantoja-Alor p. 781

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusAsaphellusCallaway 1877
speciesaspinus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Asaphellus aspinus Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available