Asaphidae
Extinct family of trilobites / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Asaphidae is a family of asaphid trilobites. Although the first genera originate in Upper Cambrian marine strata, the family becomes the most widely distributed and most species-rich trilobite family during the Ordovician. 754 species assigned to 146 genera are included in Asaphidae.
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Asaphidae | |
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Asaphus latus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Trilobita |
Order: | †Asaphida |
Superfamily: | †Asaphoidea |
Family: | †Asaphidae Burmeister, 1843 |
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