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Asaphiscus glaber

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Asaphiscus glabra was named by Walcott (1916). Its type specimen is USNM 62804 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Blountia glabra by Resser (1937); it was recombined as Eteraspis glabra by Resser (1942); it was corrected as Asaphiscus glaber by Rasetti (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Asaphiscus glabra Walcott p. 1010
1937Blountia glabra Resser
1942Eteraspis glabra Resser
1965Asaphiscus glaber Rasetti p. 1010

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOgygiocarinaeRaymond 1913
genusAsaphiscusMeek 1873
speciesglaber(Walcott 1916)

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 glaber Walcott 1916
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Solvan to the top of the Menevian or 508.20000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85USA (Georgia) Eteraspis glabra (164675)
Solvan - Menevian508.2 - 499.5USA (Pennsylvania) Asaphiscus glaber (8593 8594 8595 8596 8597)