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Asaphiscus laeviceps

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Ptychoparia laeviceps was named by Walcott (1884). Its type specimen is USNM 24614 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Eteraspis laeviceps by Resser (1935); it was recombined as Asaphiscus laeviceps by Palmer (1954).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Ptychoparia laeviceps Walcott p. 54 figs. pi. 10, fig. 17
1935Eteraspis laeviceps Resser p. 29
1954Asaphiscus laeviceps Palmer p. 73 figs. Plate 16, figures 4, 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOgygiocarinaeRaymond 1913
genusAsaphiscusMeek 1873
specieslaeviceps()

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.

Asaphiscus laeviceps Walcott 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available