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Asaphus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Asaphus was named by Brongniart (1822). Its type is Entomostracites expansus.

It was reranked as Amphion (Asaphus) by Eichwald (1840).

It was assigned to Amphion by Eichwald (1840); to Asaphinae by M'Coy (1849), Henningsmoen (1960) and Owen and Bruton (1980); to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asaphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Asaphus Brongniart
1840Amphion (Asaphus) Eichwald
1849Asaphus M'Coy p. 399
1953Schizophorus Balashova
1960Asaphus Henningsmoen
1980Asaphus Owen and Bruton
2002Asaphus Jell and Adrain p. 345
2002Asaphus Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyAsaphinaeBurmeister 1843
genusAsaphusBrongniart 1822

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. †Asaphus Brongniart 1822
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Subg. †Asaphus (Ampyx) Dalman 1827
Subg. †Asaphus (Asaphus) Brongniart 1822
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†Asaphus (Asaphus) expansus Wahlenberg 1821
†Asaphus (Asaphus) fallax Angelin 1854
†Asaphus (Asaphus) lepidurus Nieszkowski 1859
†Asaphus (Asaphus) vicarius Törnquist 1884
Subg. †Asaphus (Neoasaphus) Jaanusson 1953
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Invalid names: Asaphus oculosus Pompecki 1890 [synonym]
†Asaphus (Neoasaphus) heintzi Henningsmoen 1960
†Asaphus (Neoasaphus) lepidus Törnquist 1884
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Invalid names: Asaphus rusticus Törnquist 1884 [synonym], Asaphus wahlenbergii Wiman 1907 [synonym]
†Asaphus (Neoasaphus) sulevi Jaanusson 1953
Subg. †Asaphus (Onchometopus) Schmidt 1898
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Subg. †Asaphus (Platypeltis) Callaway 1877
Subg. †Asaphus (Subasaphus) Balashova 1976
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Invalid names: Asaphus (Platyasaphus) Ivantsov 2000 [synonym]
†Asaphus caribouensis Walcott 1884
†Asaphus caudatus Sedgwick 1845
†Asaphus curiosa Billings 1865
†Asaphus expansus Wahlenberg 1821
†Asaphus gigas Dekay 1824
†Asaphus heckeri Ivantsov 2000
†Asaphus homfrayi Salter 1866
Invalid names: Schizophorus Balashova 1953 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-08 11:40:13
Modified: 2009-06-08 13:42:14
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chazyan to the top of the Ashgill or 470.00000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (236 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1Russian Federation A. expansus (37830)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (Hunan and Hubei) A. sp. (7717)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (AnHui) A. sp. (7841)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (YunNan) A. sp. (7732)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (GanSu) A. sp. (8555)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina A. sp. (8783)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Sweden A. sp. (3196)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Russian Federation A. broeggeri, A. lepidurus (66936)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (NingXia) A. sp. (20766)
Arenig - Llandeilo478.6 - 458.4China (XinJiang) A. sp. (20794)
Langevoja471.8 - 469.2Sweden A. lepidurus (198078 198098 198101 198105)
Hunderum471.8 - 466.0Sweden A. expansus (198047 198053) A. sp. (198055)
Valaste471.8 - 466.0Sweden A. raniceps (198031 198033 198034 198038 198042 198044 198045)
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Sweden A. lepidurus (188265) A. sp. (188266)
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Lithuania A. sp. (195462 207268 207289)
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Russian Federation A. broeggeri, A. lepidurus (169213) A. lepidurus (157104 157106 157107 157110 157111 157112 157113 157114 157115 157116 157117 157118 157119 157120 157121 157122 157123 157124 157125 157126 157127 157128 157131 157133 157134 157135 157136 157137 157139 157141)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) A. alpha (172239 172246 172294 172303 172324 172331) A. alpha, A. beta (172227 172309) A. alpha, A. beta, A. gamma (172226) A. beta (56212 56215 172223 172232 172238 172310)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden A. expansus (188228 188230 188233 188283) A. lepidurus (188218) A. raniceps (188210 188214 188215 188216 188219 188221 188222 188227 188234 188236 188271 188272 188275 188277 188280 188281 188282 188284 188295 188299 188301 188303) A. raniceps, A. expansus (188217 188225 188226 188229 188268 188270)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Belarus A. sp. (195452)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Latvia A. expansus (207277)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Russian Federation A. expansus (157146 157148) A. fallax (157144) A. fallax, A. expansus (157143 157147) A. lepidurus (157142) A. raniceps, A. expansus (169215)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Lithuania A. raniceps (207281) A. sp. (195458 195459 207271)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Norway A. sp. (3180)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (GanSu) A. sp. (8573)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Queensland) A. howchini, A. thorntoni (77521)
Darriwilian - Sandbian467.3 - 453.0Russian Federation (Siberia) A. knyrkoi, A. striatus (205582)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Sweden A. sp. (2930 2932)
Aseri463.5 - 460.9Belarus A. sp., A. delfinus (195450)
Aseri463.5 - 460.9Estonia A. cornutus, A. kowalewskii, A. latus, A. laevissimus (56200) A. levissimus, A. cornutus, A. latus (56201)
Aseri463.5 - 460.9Lithuania A. delfinus (207282)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Estonia A. kowalewskii, A. latus (56204 56205) A. ornatus (56210)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden (Siljan) A. sp. (2943 192378)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Poland (Lubusz) A. sp. (89470)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Sweden A. sp. (2929 2931 2934 2942)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Norway A. sp. (3250)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (XinJiang) A. sp. (20809)
Uhaku - Lasnamagi459.7 - 460.9Sweden (Siljan) A. bottnicus, A. lepidus (2946)
Uhaku - Lasnamagi459.7 - 460.9Sweden (Dalarna) A. bottnicus (192384)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Russian Federation A. robergi, A. sp., A. lepidus (167734) A. sp. (167724)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Lithuania A. sp. (195470 207235)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden A. lepidus (166374 166429 166437)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Latvia A. laticaudatus (207201)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Dalarna) A. bottnicus, A. lepidus (157358)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Belarus A. sp. (195466 195467)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Dalarne) A. lepidus (166338 166432 169285)
Uhaku - Kukruse459.7 - 456.8Russian Federation A. sp. (167725)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Portugal (Marao) A. sp. (21011)
Costonian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Sweden A. sp. (2767 2769)
Soudleyan - Longvillian458.4 - 455.0United Kingdom (Wales) A. sp. (192427)
Costonian - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (GanSu) A. sp. (8548)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0Norway A. sp. (2945 2947 2948)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0Sweden A. sp. (2941)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5China (XinJiang) A. sp. (20792)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5China (QingHai) A. sp. (23601)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Sweden (Vastergotland) A. ludibundus (76904 76911 76912 77083 77084) A. sp. (76906) A. sp., A. ludibundus (76907 76910)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Lithuania A. laticaudatus (207198) A. nieszkowskii (195468) A. sp. (207236)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Sweden A. lepidus (166430 166431 166436) A. ludibundus (166434)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Oslo Asker) A. ludibundus (164146 166910)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway A. ludibundus (167108)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Russian Federation A. sp. (160531 167735)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Asker) A. ludibundus (166922)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarne) A. ludibundus (162389 162480 166373)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarna) A. ludibundus (162474 192034)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden A. ludibundus (162469 162475 162478 166367 166370 166372)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Finland A. ludibundus (166369)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Russian Federation A. sp., A. itferensis (160532)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Sweden (Skane) A. glabratus (80104)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Lithuania A. sp. (207237)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Sweden (Skania) A. sp. (2770)
Idavere - Keila458.0 - 453.0Norway (Ringerike) A. ludibundus (164007)
Haljala456.8 - 453.9Sweden (Skåne) A. glabratus (153971)
Haljala456.8 - 453.9Lithuania A. sp. (192435)
Haljala - Keila456.8 - 453.0Sweden (Dalarne) A. ludibundus (166337 166377)
Haljala - Keila456.8 - 453.0Norway (Oslo) A. ludibundus (162992)
Haljala - Keila456.8 - 453.0Norway (Asker) A. heintzi (191107)
Haljala - Keila456.8 - 453.0Norway A. ludibundus, A. heintzi (167020)
Haljala - Keila456.8 - 453.0Norway (Ringerike) A. ludibundus (166433)
Haljala - Oandu456.8 - 451.8Norway A. ludibundus (193483)
Haljala - Nabala456.8 - 449.9Norway A. ludibundus (193482)
Keila453.9 - 453.0Estonia (Harju) A. nieszkowskii (195554)
Keila453.9 - 453.0Norway (Oslo Asker) A. ludibundus (193480)
Keila453.9 - 453.0Latvia (Daugavpils) A. sp. (192985)
Keila453.9 - 453.0Estonia (Kuusiku) A. sp. (38037)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Oslo) A. ludibundus (162968 164170)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Oslo Asker) A. ludibundus (193481)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Baerum) A. ludibundus (164501)
Oandu453.0 - 451.8Belarus A. sp. (192883)
Oandu453.0 - 451.8Norway (Asker) A. sp. (163199)
Johvi453.0 - 449.9Russian Federation A. jevensis (167727 167739)
Johvi453.0 - 449.9Latvia (Daugavpils) A. sp. (192984)
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway (Oslo) A. sp. (163190)
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway A. sp. (193484)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) A. gigas (174050)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (XinJiang) A. sp. (20787)