Asaphiscus Temporal range: Middle Cambrian
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Asaphiscus wheeleri, Cambrian shale, Utah | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Trilobita |
Order: | †Ptychopariida |
Family: | †Asaphiscidae |
Genus: | †Asaphiscus Meek, 1873 |
Type species | |
Asaphiscus wheeleri Meek, 1873
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Species | |
Synonyms | |
Eteraspis Resser, 1935 |
Asaphiscus is a genus of trilobite that lived in the Cambrian. Its remains have been found in Australia and North America, especially in Utah.