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Asaphoidea β
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| Rank | superfamily (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphoidea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 608 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 441 - 433 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Asaphida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 D. L. Bruton. 2013. Lower Ordovician trilobites of the Kirtonryggen Formation, Spitsbergen. Fossils and Strata 59:1-116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Asaphidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4,211 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
| Ceratopygidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 650 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Remopleurididae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1,131 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1864 | Asaphoidea Salter |
| 2011 | Asaphoidea Adrain p. 107 |
| 2013 | Asaphoidea Fortey and Bruton |
References
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!
