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Norasaphus (Norasaphites) monroeae ✝

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	296504	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=296504

Rank

species (PBDB)

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Norasaphus : Norasaphus (Norasaphites) monroeae

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
class	Trilobita	Walch 1771
order	Asaphida	Salter 1864
superfamily	Asaphoidea	Salter 1864
family	Asaphidae	Burmeister 1843
genus	Norasaphus	Fortey and Shergold 1984
subgenus	Norasaphus (Norasaphites)	Fortey and Shergold 1984
species	Norasaphus (Norasaphites) monroeae	Fortey and Shergold 1984

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Norasaphus (Norasaphites) monroeae	species	belongs to Norasaphus (Norasaphites)	stated with evidence	Fortey and Shergold, 1984

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

479 - 466 Ma
Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

479 - 466 Ma
Ordovician

Environment

marine (based on Trilobita)

Motility

fast-moving (based on Asaphida)

Vision

well-developed (based on Asaphidae)

Diet

deposit feeder (based on Asaphida)

Ontogeny

molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

R. A. Fortey and J. H. Shergold. 1984. Early Ordovician trilobites, Nora Formation, central Australia. Palaeontology 27:315-366

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1984	Norasaphus (Norasaphites) monroeae Fortey and Shergold p. 332 figs. Pl. 40, Figs. 1, 2, 10

Fortey R. A., Shergold J. H. (1984) Early Ordovician trilobites, Nora Formation, central Australia, Palaeontology 27, 315-366

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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