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Asaphiscidae

Trilobita - Olenida - Asaphiscidae

Synonyms
  • Emmrichellidae was named by Kobayashi (1935). It is not extant.

    It was considered an invalid subgroup of Asaphiscidae by Adrain (2011).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Asaphiscidae Raymond
1935Emmrichellidae Kobayashi
1994Asaphiscidae Sundberg p. 99
1997Asaphiscidae Whittington et al. p. 302
2004Asaphiscidae Paterson and Laurie p. 104
2011Asaphiscidae Adrain p. 107

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
Life
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyAsaphiscidaeRaymond 1924
familyAsaphiscidaeRaymond 1924

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.

Fm. †Asaphiscidae Raymond 1924
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G. †Blainiopsis Poulson 1947
G. †Blountiella Resser 1938
G. †Blountina Lochmann 1944
G. †Cinnella Romanenko 1978
G. †Conoides Howel 1937
G. †Dunderbergella Howell 1945
G. †Edithiella Kurtz 1975
G. †Eoproetus Zhang and Wang 1983
G. †Erbenia Whittke 1984
G. †Eteraspis Resser 1935
G. †Glyphaspis Poulson 1927
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Glyphaspis calenus Walcott 1916
Glyphaspis camma Walcott 1916
Glyphaspis capella Walcott 1916
Glyphaspis concavus Sundberg 1994
Invalid names: Americare Lochman and Hu 1960 [synonym]
G. †Iniotoma Opik 1967
G. †Kaninia Walcott and Resser 1928
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Kaninia quadrata Lazarenko 1960
Invalid names: Dolgaia Walcott and Resser 1928 [synonym]
G. †Kaniniella Kobayashi 1938
G. †Lioparia Lorenz 1905
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Lioparia theano Walcott 1905
Invalid names: Emmrichella Walcott 1911 [synonym], Liaoyangaspis Chang 1957 [synonym], Pseudoliostracina Kobayshi 1938 [objective synonym]
G. †Luyanhaoaspis Peng 2001
G. †Luyanhaoia Wittke 1984
G. †Mindycrusta Oepik 1967
G. †Paraorlovia Chernysheva 1956
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Paraorlovia prima Chernysheva 1956
G. †Verkholenella Sachuk 1964
Invalid names: Emmrichellidae Kobayashi 1935 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 03:48:56
Modified: 2009-12-19 05:48:56
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Lenian to the top of the Mansian or 516.00000 to 485.00000 Ma

Collections (79 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian541.0 - 485.4Canada (Newfoundland) Blountiella sp. (196375 196376)
Cambrian541.0 - 485.4USA (South Dakota) Blountiella sp. (231)
Lenian516.0 - 513.0Russian Federation (Kemorovo) Cinnella conferta (57023 57024)
Delamaran513.0 - 505.0USA (Montana) Glyphaspis sp. (64605)
Delamaran513.0 - 505.0USA (Nevada) Glyphaspis concavus (134248 134249 134250 134252 134253)
Delamaran513.0 - 505.0USA (Georgia) Glyphaspis capella (8580 8581 8582)
Delamaran513.0 - 505.0USA (Utah) Glyphaspis concavus (10565 134067 134068 134069 134070 134111 134112 134113 134114 134115 134116 134117)
Taijangian513.0 - 505.0China (Henan) Lioparia theano (129015 129016)
Taijangian513.0 - 505.0China (Shandong) Lioparia sp. (124909)
Taijangian513.0 - 505.0China (Shanxi) Liaoyangaspis sp. (125293)
Tyesaian513.0 - 505.0Kazakhstan Liaoyangaspis bassleri (118090)
Menevian513.0 - 501.0USA (Wyoming) Americare tetonensis (9121)
Middle Cambrian513.0 - 501.0Canada (Newfoundland) Glyphaspis sp. (196377)
St Davids513.0 - 501.0USA (Montana) Glyphaspis robusta (7202)
Marjumian513.0 - 498.5USA (Texas) Blountiella sp. (78734) Blountina westoni (228)
Marjumian513.0 - 498.5Canada (Newfoundland) Blainiopsis sp. (195765)
Marjumian513.0 - 498.5USA (Arizona) Glyphaspis sp. (158679 158680 158683 158686) Glyphaspis tecta (158684 158685)
Mayan505.0 - 501.0Russian Federation Paraorlovia sequens (10118)
Mayan505.0 - 501.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Paraorlovia prima (131435)
Mindyallan - Idamean501.0 - 498.5Australia (Victoria) Mindycrusta oepiki (64043 64047)
Dresbachian501.0 - 485.4USA (South Dakota) Blountiella alberta (7199 7400 7686 8023) Blountiella cordilleria (7285 7294 7374 7375)
Dresbachian501.0 - 485.4USA (Wyoming) Blountiella alberta (8076)
Franconian501.0 - 485.4USA (Missouri) Edithiella missouriensis (9191)
Merioneth501.0 - 485.4USA (Arizona) Glyphaspis sp. (205)
Steptoean501.0 - 485.4USA (Virginia) Blountiella buttsi (6960)
Steptoean501.0 - 485.4USA (Tennessee) Glyphaspis sp. (64609)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) Iniotoma laevis (126439) Iniotoma porosus, Luyanhaoaspis inflata, Luyanhaoaspis decorosa (49181 49184) Luyanhaoaspis decorosa (49176 49177 49182 49185 49187) Luyanhaoaspis inflata (49178) Luyanhaoaspis inflata, Luyanhaoaspis decorosa (49183)
Ketyan498.5 - 485.4Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Kaninia quadrata (131402) Kaninia sp. (131406) Kaninia sp. 1, Kaninia sp. 2 (131100)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4China (Hunan) Lioparia sp. (124978)
Mansian485.4 - 485.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Kaninia sp. (9287)
Mansian485.4 - 485.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) Kaninia quadrata (131102 131353 131403 131426)