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Asaphopsis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4635888https://www.gbif.org/species/4635888
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)19862https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=19862
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Taihungshaniidae : Asaphopsis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyTaihungshaniidaeSun 1931
genusAsaphopsisMansuy 1920
Scientific NameAsaphopsis Mansuy, 1920
Name Published InMém. serv. Géol. Indo-Chine, 7, fasc. 1
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Asaphopsisgenusbelongs to Dikelocephalinidaestated without evidenceHarrington and Leanza, 1957
Asaphopsisgenusbelongs to Asaphidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Asaphopsisgenusbelongs to Taihungshaniidaestated without evidenceJell and Adrain, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance485 - 478 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance478 - 466 Ma
Ordovician
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Asaphida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Taihungshaniidae)
Dietdeposit feeder (based on Asaphida)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Asaphopsis intermedia
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
5478 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
478 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1920Asaphopsis Mansuy
1957Asaphopsis Harrington and Leanza
2002Asaphopsis Jell and Adrain p. 344
2002Asaphopsis Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Harrington H. J., Leanza A. F. (1957) Ordovician trilobites of Argentina, Department of Geology, University of Kansas Special Publication. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press 1, 1-276
Jell P. A., Adrain J. M. (2002) Available generic names for trilobites, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48 2, 331-553
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
extinct group - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Mém. serv. Géol. Indo-Chine, 7, fasc. 1 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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