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Asaphiscus wheeleri

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Asaphiscus wheeleri was named by Meek (1873). Its type specimen is USNM 8576 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Asaphiscus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Asaphiscus wheeleri Meek p. 485
1877Asaphiscus wheeleri White p. 43 figs. pi. 2, figs, 1a-f
1886Asaphiscus wheeleri Walcott p. 220 figs. pi. 31, figs. 3, Za; pi. 25, fig. 9
1916Asaphiscus wheeleri Walcott p. 390 figs. pi. 58, figs, 1-1g
1935Asaphiscus wheeleri Resser p. 13
1954Asaphiscus wheeleri Palmer p. 74 figs. Plate 16, figure 7

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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
subfamilyOgygiocarinaeRaymond 1913
genusAsaphiscusMeek 1873
specieswheeleriMeek 1873

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 wheeleri Meek 1873
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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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Delamaran to the top of the Marjumian or 509.70000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Utah) Asaphiscus wheeleri (77219)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Asaphiscus wheeleri (56144 230679 230682)