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Asaphiscus glaber

Artiopoda - Olenida - Asaphiscidae

Taxonomy
Asaphiscus glabra was named by Walcott (1916). Its type specimen is USNM 62804 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Blountia glabra by Resser (1937); it was recombined as Eteraspis glabra by Resser (1942); it was corrected as Asaphiscus glaber by Rasetti (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Asaphiscus glabra Walcott p. 1010
1937Blountia glabra Resser
1942Eteraspis glabra Resser
1965Asaphiscus glaber Rasetti p. 1010

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyAsaphiscidaeRaymond 1924
genusAsaphiscusMeek 1873
speciesglaber(Walcott 1916)

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.

Asaphiscus glaber Walcott 1916
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Diagnosis
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