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Asaphus (Neoasaphus)

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Asaphus (Neoasaphus) Jaanusson
1960Asaphus (Neoasaphus) Henningsmoen

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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
subfamilyAsaphinaeBurmeister 1843
genusAsaphusBrongniart 1822
subgenusNeoasaphusJaanusson 1953

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.

Subg. †Asaphus (Neoasaphus) Jaanusson 1953
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Invalid names: Asaphus oculosus Pompecki 1890 [synonym]
†Asaphus (Neoasaphus) heintzi Henningsmoen 1960
†Asaphus (Neoasaphus) lepidus Törnquist 1884
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Invalid names: Asaphus rusticus Törnquist 1884 [synonym], Asaphus wahlenbergii Wiman 1907 [synonym]
†Asaphus (Neoasaphus) sulevi Jaanusson 1953
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 11:40:13
Modified: 2009-06-08 13:42:14
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Aseri to the top of the Nabala or 464.30000 to 449.90000 Ma

Collections (77 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aseri464.3 - 461.4Estonia Asaphus kowalewskii (56200)
Aseri - Uhaku464.3 - 458.0Russian Federation (Novgorod Oblast) Asaphus kowalewskii, Asaphus latus, Asaphus ornatus (235859)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Estonia Asaphus kowalewskii (56204 56205) Asaphus ornatus (56210)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden (Siljan) Asaphus sp. (2943 192378)
Uhaku - Lasnamagi459.7 - 459.7Sweden (Dalarna) Asaphus bottnicus (192384)
Uhaku - Lasnamagi459.7 - 459.7Sweden (Siljan) Asaphus bottnicus, Asaphus lepidus (2946)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden Asaphus lepidus (166374 166429 166437)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Dalarna) Asaphus bottnicus, Asaphus lepidus (157358)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Dalarne) Asaphus lepidus (166338 166432 169285)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Russian Federation Asaphus robergi, Asaphus sp., Asaphus lepidus (167734) Asaphus sp. (167724)
Uhaku - Kukruse459.7 - 456.8Russian Federation Asaphus sp. (167725)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Sweden (Vastergotland) Asaphus ludibundus (76904 76911 76912 77083 77084) Asaphus sp. (76906) Asaphus sp., Asaphus ludibundus (76907 76910)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Asker) Asaphus ludibundus (166922)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Russian Federation Asaphus sp. (160531 167735)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway Asaphus ludibundus (167108)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Oslo Asker) Asaphus ludibundus (164146 166910)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Sweden Asaphus lepidus (166430 166431 166436) Asaphus ludibundus (166434)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Lithuania Asaphus nieszkowskii (195468)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarna) Asaphus ludibundus (162474 192034)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarne) Asaphus ludibundus (162389 162480 166373)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden Asaphus ludibundus (162469 162475 162478 166367 166370 166372)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Åland Islands Asaphus ludibundus (166369)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Russian Federation (Kaliningradskaya Oblast) Asaphus ludibundus (235893)
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Russian Federation Asaphus sp., Asaphus itferensis (160532)
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Sweden (Skane) Asaphus glabratus (80104)
Idavere - Keila458.0 - 452.8Norway (Ringerike) Asaphus ludibundus (164007)
Haljala456.8 - 453.9Sweden (Skåne) Asaphus glabratus (153971)
Haljala456.8 - 453.9Lithuania Asaphus sp. (192435)
Haljala - Keila456.8 - 452.8Norway Asaphus ludibundus, Asaphus heintzi (167020)
Haljala - Keila456.8 - 452.8Norway (Ringerike) Asaphus ludibundus (166433)
Haljala - Keila456.8 - 452.8Norway (Asker) Asaphus heintzi (191107)
Haljala - Keila456.8 - 452.8Sweden (Dalarne) Asaphus ludibundus (166337 166377)
Haljala - Keila456.8 - 452.8Norway (Oslo) Asaphus ludibundus (162992)
Haljala - Oandu456.8 - 451.8Norway Asaphus ludibundus (193483)
Haljala - Nabala456.8 - 449.9Norway Asaphus ludibundus (193482)
Keila453.9 - 452.8Norway (Oslo Asker) Asaphus ludibundus (193480)
Keila453.9 - 452.8Latvia (Daugavpils) Asaphus sp. (192985)
Keila453.9 - 452.8Estonia (Kuusiku) Asaphus sp. (38037)
Keila453.9 - 452.8Estonia (Harju) Asaphus nieszkowskii (195554)
Keila453.9 - 452.8Russian Federation (Novgorod oblast) Asaphus nieszkowskii (235850)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Oslo Asker) Asaphus ludibundus (193481)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Baerum) Asaphus ludibundus (164501)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Oslo) Asaphus ludibundus (162968 164170)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Norway (Asker) Asaphus sp. (163199)
Johvi452.8 - 449.9Latvia (Daugavpils) Asaphus sp. (192984)
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway Asaphus sp. (193484)
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway (Oslo) Asaphus sp. (163190)