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Asaphacea ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)147986https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=147986
Ranksuperfamily (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphacea
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
suborderAsaphinaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphaceaBurmeister 1843
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Asaphaceasuperfamilybelongs to Asaphinastated without evidenceHarrington and Leanza, 1957
Asaphaceasuperfamilybelongs to Asaphinastated with evidenceHarrington et al., 1959
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Asaphida)
Dietdeposit feeder (based on Asaphida)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)H. J. Harrington, G. Henningsmoen, and B. F. Howell. 1959. Arthropoda 1. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology O:1-560

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1843Asaphacea Burmeister
1957Asaphacea Harrington and Leanza
1959Asaphacea Harrington et al. p. 334

References

Harrington H. J., Henningsmoen G., et al (1959) Arthropoda 1, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology O, 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
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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