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Asaphus (Asaphus) raniceps

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Asaphus (Asaphus) raniceps was named by Dalman (1827). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. delfinus, A. laticaudatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Asaphus (Asaphus) raniceps Dalman

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
RankNameAuthor
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyAsaphinaeBurmeister 1843
genusAsaphusBrongniart 1822
subgenusAsaphusBrongniart 1822
speciesranicepsDalman 1827

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.

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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kunda to the top of the Valaste or 469.20000 to 466.00000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valaste471.8 - 466.0Sweden Asaphus raniceps (198031 198033 198034 198038 198042 198044 198045)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Lithuania Asaphus raniceps (207281)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Russian Federation Asaphus raniceps (169215)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Russian Federation (Novgorod Oblast) Asaphus raniceps (235857)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden Asaphus raniceps (188210 188214 188215 188216 188217 188219 188221 188222 188225 188226 188227 188229 188234 188236 188268 188270 188271 188272 188275 188277 188280 188281 188282 188284 188295 188299 188301 188303)
Kunda - Aseri469.2 - 460.9Russian Federation (Kostroma oblast) Asaphus raniceps (235820)