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Norasaphus (Norasaphus) skalis

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Norasaphus (Norasaphus) skalis was named by Fortey and Shergold (1984). Its type specimen is CPC 22653, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 071/4, which is in an Arenig shallow subtidal grainstone/sandstone in the Nora Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Norasaphus, Norasaphus (Norasaphus).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Norasaphus (Norasaphus) skalis Fortey and Shergold p. 329 figs. Pl. 39, Fig. 1

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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
genusNorasaphus
subgenusNorasaphus
speciesskalis

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Norasaphus (Norasaphus) skalis Fortey and Shergold 1984
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Diagnosis
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