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Taxonomy
Atopasaphus was named by Shergold (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran-u Sepkoski's reference number: 16]. It is not extant. Its type is Atopasaphus petasatus.
It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asaphidae by Shergold (1971) and Jell and Adrain (2002).
It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asaphidae by Shergold (1971) and Jell and Adrain (2002).
Species
A. petasatus (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1971 | Atopasaphus Shergold p. 80 |
| 2002 | Atopasaphus Jell and Adrain p. 345 |
| 2002 | Atopasaphus Sepkoski |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009 | |||||
Age range: Iverian or 494.00000 to 489.50000 Ma
Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franconian - Trempealeauan | Australia (Queensland) | A. petasatus (198279) | |
| Iverian | Australia (Queensland) | A. sp. (228191) A. stenocanthus (198293 198294 198295 198297 228023 228026 228033 228034 228184 228185 228204 228218) |