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Gerasaphes

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Gerasaphes was named by Clarke (1897). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Asaphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Gerasaphes Clarke
2002Gerasaphes Jell and Adrain p. 378

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusGerasaphesClarke 1897

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.

G. †Gerasaphes Clarke 1897
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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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Richmondian to the top of the Gamachian or 449.60000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) G. similaris (37790)