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Golasaphus

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Golasaphus was named by Shergold (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran-u Sepkoski's reference number: 16]. It is not extant. Its type is Golasaphus momedahensis.

It was assigned to Isotelinae by Shergold (1971); and to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
G. momedahensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Golasaphus Shergold p. 74
2002Golasaphus Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyIsotelinaeAngelin 1854
genusGolasaphus

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.

G. †Golasaphus Shergold 1971
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Golasaphus momedahensis Shergold 1971
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Iverian or 494.20000 to 491.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Franconian - Trempealeauan497.0 - 486.85Australia (Queensland) G. momedahensis (198276 198277 198278 198280 198282 198283)
Iverian494.2 - 491.0Australia (Queensland) G. momedahensis (198279 198284)