Asaphellus

Asaphellus
Temporal range: Sandbian–Hirnantian
Asaphellus fossil from Mila formation, Ordovician period, Damghan, Iran
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Asaphida
Family: †Asaphidae
Genus: †Asaphellus
Callaway ,1877
Asaphellus fossil from Mila formation, Ordovician period, Damghan, Iran

Asaphellus is an extinct genus of trilobites reported from the Ordovician. It is seen in Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, America, Algeria, Iran, Spain, Portugal, France, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Norway, Sweden and China.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Asaphellus Callaway, 1877". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  2. ^ Tortello, M. Franco; Esteban, Susana B. (September 2016). "Early Ordovician trilobites from the Iruya area (Cordillera Oriental, northwestern Argentina) and their stratigraphic significance". Journal of Paleontology. 90 (5): 923–958. doi:10.1017/jpa.2016.104. hdl:11336/55140. ISSN 0022-3360.
  3. ^ Smith, Patrick M.; Allen, Heidi J. (2023-07-03). "Early Ordovician trilobites from Barnicarndy 1 stratigraphic well of the southern Canning Basin, Western Australia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 47 (3): 234–291. doi:10.1080/03115518.2023.2226194. ISSN 0311-5518.


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