Asaphus expansus
Asaphus expansus Temporal range: [1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Trilobita |
Order: | †Asaphida |
Family: | †Asaphidae |
Genus: | †Asaphus |
Species: | †A. expansus
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Binomial name | |
†Asaphus expansus (Wahlenberg, 1821)
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Asaphus expansus (/ˈæsæfʌs ɛkspænsʌs/) is the type species of the asaphid trilobite genus Asaphus. It was previously classified as Entomostracites expansus before being split off into its own genus.[2]
References[]
- ^ MOORE, R. C. (ED.). 1959. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Pt. O, Arthropoda 1. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, 560 p
- ^ International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1982). "Direction 111 - Entomostracites punctatus Wahlenberg (Trilobita) (Official List Of Specific Names No. 1595): Date To Be Cited As [1818]". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 39.
Categories:
- Trilobites of Asia
- Asaphidae
- Ordovician trilobites
- Asaphida stubs