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Proasaphus primus

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Proasaphus primus was named by Balashova (1966). It is the type species of Proasaphus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Proasaphus primus Balashova

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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
genusProasaphusBalashova 1966
speciesprimusBalashova 1966

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.

Proasaphus primus Balashova 1966
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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 et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Billingen or 475.60000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Billingen475.6 - 471.3Estonia Proasaphus primus (191966)
Billingen475.6 - 471.3Estonia (Harju) Proasaphus primus (191968 191972)
Billingen475.6 - 471.3Russian Federation Proasaphus primus (169216 169217 169218 169221 169230 169251 198708)