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Asaphiscus laeviceps

Artiopoda - Olenida - Asaphiscidae

Taxonomy
Ptychoparia laeviceps was named by Walcott (1884). Its type specimen is USNM 24614 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Eteraspis laeviceps by Resser (1935); it was recombined as Asaphiscus laeviceps by Palmer (1954).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Ptychoparia laeviceps Walcott p. 54 figs. pi. 10, fig. 17
1935Eteraspis laeviceps Resser p. 29
1954Asaphiscus laeviceps Palmer p. 73 figs. Plate 16, figures 4, 6

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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
specieslaeviceps()

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 laeviceps Walcott 1884
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Diagnosis
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