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Norasaphus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Norasaphus was named by Fortey and Shergold (1984) [Sepkoski's age data: O l Sepkoski's reference number: ZR85]. It is not extant. Its type is Norasaphus (Norasaphus) skalis.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Norasaphus Fortey and Shergold p. 328
2002Norasaphus Jell and Adrain pp. 412, 466
2002Norasphus Sepkoski

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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
genusNorasaphus

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. †Norasaphus Fortey and Shergold 1984
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Subg. †Norasaphus (Norasaphites) Fortey and Shergold 1984
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Norasaphus (Norasaphites) monroeae Fortey and Shergold 1984
Norasaphus (Norasaphites) vesiculosus Fortey and Shergold 1984
Subg. †Norasaphus (Norasaphus) Fortey and Shergold 1984
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Norasaphus (Norasaphus) skalis Fortey and Shergold 1984
Subg. †Norasaphus (Shergoldina) Feist and Talent 2000
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Norasaphus (Shergoldina) greenvalensis Feist and Talent 2000
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available