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Atopasaphus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4575480https://www.gbif.org/species/4575480
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)19866https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=19866
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Atopasaphus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
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
genusAtopasaphusShergold 1971
Scientific NameAtopasaphus Shergold, 1971
Name Published InBull. Bur. Miner. Resour. Geol. Geophys. Aust. 112
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Atopasaphusgenusbelongs to Asaphidaestated with evidenceShergold, 1971
Atopasaphusgenusbelongs to Asaphidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Atopasaphusgenusbelongs to Asaphidaestated without evidenceJell and Adrain, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance501 - 494 Ma
Cambrian
Last Recorded Appearance499 - 485 Ma
Cambrian
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)J. H. Shergold. 1971. Late Upper Cambrian trilobites from the Gola Beds, western Queensland. Commonwealth of Australia, Department of National Development, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology, and Geophysics Bullein 112:1-87

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Atopasaphus petasatus
species
listed (PBDB)1501 Ma
Cambrian
501 Ma
Cambrian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1971Atopasaphus Shergold p. 80
2002Atopasaphus Jell and Adrain p. 345
2002Atopasaphus Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Shergold J. H. (1971) Late Upper Cambrian trilobites from the Gola Beds, western Queensland, Commonwealth of Australia, Department of National Development, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology, and Geophysics Bullein 112, 1-87
Jell P. A., Adrain J. M. (2002) Available generic names for trilobites, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48 2, 331-553
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Bull. Bur. Miner. Resour. Geol. Geophys. Aust. 112 - 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
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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