Biology:Asaphus expansus

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Short description: Species of trilobite

Asaphus expansus
Temporal range: upper Floian to Darriwilian
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Asaphus expansus robustus.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Asaphida
Family: Asaphidae
Genus: Asaphus
Species:
A. expansus
Binomial name
Asaphus expansus
(Wahlenberg, 1821)

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

  1. 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
  2. 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. http://biostor.org/reference/76324. 

Wikidata ☰ Q19595946 entry