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Asaphellus stenorhachis

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Illaenus stenorhachis was named by Harrington (1938). Its type specimen is CPBA 4165 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Illaenopsis stenorhachis by Harrington and Leanza (1957); it was recombined as Asaphellus stenorhachis by Meroi Arcerito et al. (2015) and Tortello and Esteban (2016).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Illaenus stenorhachis Harrington p. 182 figs. pl. 5, fig. 18
1957Illaenopsis stenorhachis Harrington and Leanza p. 183 figs. 93.3; non figs 93.1, 2, 4.
2015Asaphellus stenorhachis Meroi Arcerito et al. p. 141
2016Asaphellus stenorhachis Tortello and Esteban pp. 141 - 142 figs. 8A-M, 9A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusAsaphellusCallaway 1877
speciesstenorhachis(Harrington 1938)

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.

Asaphellus stenorhachis Harrington 1938
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. F. Tortello and S. B. Esteban 2016Exoskeleton elongated and elliptical, about 70% longer than wide. Cranidium smooth, glabella almost indistinct laterally, preglabellar furrow ill-defined, convex forward. Genal spines widely based, and short (about 20% of free cheek maximum length). Pygidial border flat to slightly concave, wider anteriorly than posteromedially, barely defined axis in the anterior third of the pygidium.