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Asaphus (Neoasaphus) ludibundus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)314055https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=314055
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Asaphus : Asaphus (Neoasaphus) ludibundus
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyAsaphinaeBurmeister 1843
genusAsaphusBrongniart 1822
subgenusAsaphus (Neoasaphus)Jaanusson 1953
speciesAsaphus (Neoasaphus) ludibundus(Törnquist 1884)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Asaphus (Neoasaphus) ludibundusspeciesbelongs to Asaphus (Neoasaphus)stated with evidenceJaanusson, 1953
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance461 - 456 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Asaphida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Asaphidae)
Dietdeposit feeder (based on Asaphida)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. W. Owen and D. L. Bruton. 1980. Late Caradoc-early Ashgill trilobites of the central Oslo Region, Norway. Paleontological Contributions from the University of Oslo. No. 245 245:1-63

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1953Asaphus (Neoasaphus) ludibundus Jaanusson
1960Asaphus (Neoasaphus) ludibundus Henningsmoen

References

Owen A. W., Bruton D. L. (1980) Late Caradoc-early Ashgill trilobites of the central Oslo Region, Norway, Paleontological Contributions from the University of Oslo. No. 245 245, 1-63
Jaanusson V. (1953) Untersuchungen über baltoskandische Asaphiden I Revision der mittelordovizischen Asaphiden des Siljan-Gebietes in Dalarna, Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologie 1 14, 377-464
Henningsmoen G. (1960) The Middle Ordovician of the Oslo Region, Norway 13. Trilobites of the Family Asaphidae, Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 40, 203-257
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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