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Taxonomy of Family Asaphidae Burmeister, 1843


Class
 
Trilobita
Walch, 1771
Trilobites
288
6303
23914
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Asaphida
Salter, 1864
45
1032
3229
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Asaphina
Fortey & Chatterton, 1988
39
965
3074
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Asaphoidea
Burmeister, 1843
2
267
1003
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyAsaphidae
Burmeister, 1843
217
892
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Asaphidae Burmeister, 1843
SubfamilyAsaphinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyIsotelinae
Angelin, 1854
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyNiobinae
Jaanusson, 1959
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOgygiocarellinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPtychopyginae
BALASHOVA, 1964
1
1
Genus
Species
Genus=eosoptychopyge
0Species
GenusAnataphrus
Whittington, 1954
6Species
GenusAnorina
Whitehouse, 1936
  ⇒ Eoasaphus
0Species
GenusAraiocaris
PIBYL & VANK, 1980
0Species
GenusAsaphelloides
Kobayashi, 1937
  ⇒ Asaphellus
0Species
GenusAsaphellus
CALLAWAY, 1877
28Species
GenusAsaphoon
HUTCHISON & INGHAM, 1967
  ⇒ Asaphellus
1Species
GenusAsaphus
Brongniart, 1822
148Species
GenusAtopasaphus
SHERGOLD, 1972
1Species
GenusAulacoparia
HINTZE & JAANUSSON, 1956
6Species
GenusAulacoparina
HINTZE & JAANUSSON, 1956
0Species
GenusAustralopyge
HARRINGTON & LEANZA, 1957
2Species
GenusBaltiites
BALASHOVA, 1976
0Species
GenusBanqiaoites
YIN in YIN & LI, 1978
1Species
GenusBasilicoides
Harrington, 1937
  ⇒ Dolerobasilicus
1Species
GenusBasilicus
Salter, 1849
20Species
GenusBasiliella
Kobayashi, 1934
  ⇒ Basilicus
5Species
GenusBasiliscus
Zittel, 1885
0Species
GenusBellefontia
ULRICH in WALCOTT, 1924
6Species
GenusBirmanitella
Kobayashi, 1960
0Species
GenusBirmanites
Sheng, 1934
13Species
GenusBlainia
Walcott, 1916
9Species
GenusBlania
Walcott, 1916
1Species
GenusBohemopyge
P& 345;ibyl, 1950
3Species
GenusBorogothus
TJERNVIK, 1956
0Species
GenusBranisaspis
PIBYL & VANK, 1980
1Species
GenusBurminresia
LAURIE in LAURIE & SHERGOLD, 1996
4Species
GenusCarinobasiliella
PIBYL& VANK, 1980
  ⇒ Basilicus
0Species
GenusCharchaquia
Troedsson, 1937
1Species
GenusCharchaquia 
0Species
GenusChengkouella
LU in LU & ZHANG, 1974
1Species
GenusCoriotela
Burks & Heraty, 2020
1Species
GenusDaketia
Luo, Zhou, Hu, Zhan & Lu, 2014
0Species
GenusDamiraspis
Ghobadi Pour, Popov & Vinogradova, 2009
0Species
GenusDolerasaphus
HARRINGTON & LEANZA, 1957
  ⇒ Paramegalaspis
1Species
GenusDolerobasilicus
HARRINGTON & LEANZA, 1942
  ⇒ Basilicus
0Species
GenusDubovikites
BALASHOVA, 1976
1Species
GenusEctenaspis
Raymond, 1920
3Species
GenusEisarkaspis
Laurie, 2006
2Species
GenusEkeraspis
TJERNVIK, 1956
0Species
GenusEmanuelaspis
LAURIE in LAURIE & SHERGOLD, 1996
4Species
GenusEmanuelina
LAURIE in LAURIE & SHERGOLD, 1996
0Species
GenusEoasaphus
Kobayashi, 1936
0Species
GenusEoisotelus
Wang, 1938
5Species
GenusEosoptychopyge
T. ZHANG, 1981
  ⇒ Zhenganites
1Species
GenusErdelia
LOMOVITSKAYAin KHALFIN, 1960
1Species
GenusEstoniites
BALASHOVA, 1976
0Species
GenusFarasaphus
Ghobadi Pour, Popov & Vinogradova, 2009
0Species
GenusFitzroyaspis
Legg, 1976
  ⇒ Priceaspis
1Species
GenusFuyunia
HSIANG & ZHANG in T. ZHANG, 1981
1Species
GenusGerasaphes
Clarke, 1897
2Species
GenusGog
FORTEY, 1975
5Species
GenusGogiura
ROZOVAIN ROZOVA & al., 1985
3Species
GenusGolasaphus
SHERGOLD, 1971
6Species
GenusGriphasaphus
Öpik, 1967
1Species
GenusGuohongjunia
M. ZHANG, 1999
1Species
GenusHazarania
Wolfart, 1970
0Species
GenusHemigyraspis
Raymond, 1910
  ⇒ Asaphellus
1Species
GenusHeraspis
WANDÅS, 1984
0Species
GenusHoekaspis
Kobayashi, 1937
8Species
GenusHomalopyge
Jaanusson, 1956
1Species
GenusHomotelus
Raymond, 1920
  ⇒ Isotelus
21Species
GenusHunjiangites
LU & ZHOU, 1990
0Species
GenusHunnebergia
TJERNVIK, 1956
1Species
GenusHuochengia
T.ZHANG, 1981
2Species
GenusIduia
SUN in ZHOU & al., 1977
1Species
GenusIsabelinia
RABANO, 1989
1Species
GenusIsoteles
König, 1825
  ⇒ Isotelus
0Species
GenusIsotella
BALASHOVA, 1976
0Species
GenusIsoteloides
Raymond, 1910
22Species
GenusIsotelus
Dekay, 1824
40Species
GenusIsyrakella
ROZOVA in ROZOVA & al., 1985
1Species
GenusIsyrakopeltis
ROZOVA in ROZOVA & al., 1985
1Species
GenusKainisiliellina
BALDIS & GONZÁLEZ, 1987
1Species
GenusKainisiniella
Baldis & González, 1987
1Species
GenusKayseraspis
Harrington, 1938
4Species
GenusKierarges
Corbacho, 2014
1Species
GenusKirkella
Kobayashi, 1942
  ⇒ Ptyocephalus
9Species
GenusKlabavia
PIBYL & VANK, 1969
1Species
GenusKobayashia
Harrington, 1938
1Species
GenusLachnostoma
Ross, 1951
3Species
GenusLamanskytes
BALASHOVA, 1966
1Species
GenusLannacus
TJERNVIK, 1956
  ⇒ Megalaspides
0Species
GenusLapidaria
TJERNVIK, 1956
2Species
GenusLawiaspis
BALASHOVA, 1976
  ⇒ Rhinoferus
0Species
GenusLeningradites
BALASHOVA, 1976
1Species
GenusLiomegalaspides
LU in LU & al., 1974
6Species
GenusLisogorites
CHUGAEVA, 1958
3Species
GenusLiushuicephalus
Luo, 1983
1Species
GenusLonchobasilicus
ZHOU in CHEN & al., 1980
1Species
GenusLycophron
FORTEY, 1984
2Species
GenusMegalaspidella
Kobayashi, 1937
  ⇒ Asaphellus
4Species
GenusMegalaspides
BRÖGGER, 1886
8Species
GenusMegalaspis
Angelin, 1851
  ⇒ Megistaspis
23Species
GenusMegasaphus
K‡cha & Petr, 1996
0Species
GenusMegatemnoura
SUN in ZHOU & al., 1977
1Species
GenusMegistaspinus
BALASHOVA, 1976
  ⇒ Megistaspis
0Species
GenusMegistaspis
Jaanusson, 1956
46Species
GenusMekynophrys
Harrington, 1938
  ⇒ Basilicus
1Species
GenusMerlinia
Fortey & Owens, 1978
12Species
GenusMetaptychopyge
BALASHOVA, 1964
1Species
GenusMetayuepingia
LU in ZHOU & al., 1977
4Species
GenusMetoptogyrus
Raymond, 1937
  ⇒ Niobella
1Species
GenusMioptychopyge
Zhou & al., 1998
5Species
GenusMischynogorites
BALASHOVA, 1976
0Species
GenusMultiasaphus
BALASHOVA, 1976
  ⇒ Neoasaphus
0Species
GenusNahannia
CHATTERTON & LUDVIGSEN, 1976
8Species
GenusNeoasaphus
Jaanusson, 1953
10Species
GenusNeopeltis
Q.Z. ZHANG in QIU & al., 1983
1Species
GenusNerudaspis
PIBYL & VANK, 1965
1Species
GenusNileoides
Raymond, 1920
1Species
GenusNingkianites
Lu, 1975
2Species
GenusNiobe
Angelin, 1851
28Species
GenusNiobella
Reed, 1931
13Species
GenusNiobides
HARRINGTON & LEANZA, 1957
1Species
GenusNiobina
LAKE, 1946
2Species
GenusNobiliasaphus
PIBYL & VANK, 1965
5Species
GenusNorasaphites
FORTEY & SHERGOLD, 1984
1Species
GenusNorasaphus
FORTEY & SHERGOLD, 1984
5Species
GenusNorinia
Troedsson, 1937
2Species
GenusNotopeltis
Harrington, 1957
1Species
GenusOgmasaphus
Jaanusson, 1953
7Species
GenusOgygia
BRONGNIART in DESMAREST, 1817
  ⇒ Ogygiocaris
11Species
GenusOgygies
Eaton, 1831
  ⇒ Ogygiocaris
0Species
GenusOgygiocarella
HARRINGTON & LEANZA, 1957
3Species
GenusOgygiocaris
Angelin, 1854
17Species
GenusOgygiogaris
1Species
GenusOgygiogaris 
0Species
GenusOgygitella
HARRINGTON & LEANZA, 1957
1Species
GenusOgygites
Tromelin & Lebesconte, 1876
  ⇒ Ogygiocaris
16Species
GenusOgygitoides
Kobayashi, 1934
2Species
GenusOnchometopus
Schmidt, 1898
7Species
GenusOpsimasaphus
KIELAN, 1960
  ⇒ Birmanites
5Species
GenusOxygya
Latreille, 1831
  ⇒ Ogygiocaris
0Species
GenusPamirotchechites
BALASHOVA, 1966
  ⇒ Nobiliasaphus
1Species
GenusParabasilicus
Kobayashi, 1934
  ⇒ Basilicus
1Species
GenusParabellefontia
HINTZE, 1953
1Species
GenusParamegalaspis
THORAL in JAANUSSON, 1956
4Species
GenusParamegistaspis
BALASHOVA, 1976
1Species
GenusParanileus
Kobayashi, 1951
  ⇒ Presbynileus
3Species
GenusParatamdaspis
G. ERGALIEV in ERGALIEV & ERGALIEV, 2001
1Species
GenusParayuepingia
ZHOU in ZHOU & al., 1982
1Species
GenusPenchiopsis
LU in LU & al., 1976
1Species
GenusPlatypletis
1Species
GenusPlatypletis 
0Species
GenusPlatyptychopyge
Xia, 1978
3Species
GenusPlectasaphus
Jaanusson, 1953
1Species
GenusPlesiomegalaspis
THORAL, 1946
  ⇒ Asaphellus
6Species
GenusPlesiyuepingia
XIANG & ZHOU, 1987
1Species
GenusPopovkiaspis
BALASHOVA, 1966
1Species
GenusPopovkites
BALASHOVA, 1966
0Species
GenusPostasaphus
BALASHOVA, 1976
  ⇒ Neoasaphus
0Species
GenusPraecoparia
LOCHMAN, 1966
1Species
GenusPresbynileus
HINTZE, 1954
7Species
GenusPriceaspis
Legg, 1976
3Species
GenusProasaphus
BALASHOVA, 1966
1Species
GenusPromegalaspides
Westergård, 1939
11Species
GenusProtopresbynileus
HINTZE, 1954
3Species
GenusProtoptychopyge
BALASHOVA, 1959
0Species
GenusProxiniobe
HOEL, 1999
0Species
GenusPseudasaphus
Schmidt, 1901
4Species
GenusPseudoasaphinus
BALASHOVA, 1976
0Species
GenusPseudoasaphoides
BALASHOVA, 1976
0Species
GenusPseudoasaphus
Schmidt, 1901
5Species
GenusPseudobasilicoides
BALASHOVA, 1971
1Species
GenusPseudobasilicus
Reed, 1931
7Species
GenusPseudobasiliella
BALASHOVA, 1971
0Species
GenusPseudobasiloides
Liu, 1982
1Species
GenusPseudogriphasaphus
Peng, 1992
1Species
GenusPseudogygites
Kobayashi, 1934
5Species
GenusPseudogygites 
0Species
GenusPseudomegalaspis
Jaanusson, 1953
2Species
GenusPseudonileus
Kobayashi, 1951
  ⇒ Hemibarrandia
1Species
GenusPseudoptychopyge
BALASHOVA, 1964
0Species
GenusPseudoptyocephalus
Legg, 1976
1Species
GenusPsilocephalina
HSU in HSU & MA, 1948
  ⇒ Psilocephalinella
1Species
GenusPsilocephalops
LU in LU & ZHANG, 1974
1Species
GenusPtychocephalus
accepted as Ptyocephalus Whittington, 1948
9Species
GenusPtychocephalus    ⇒ Ptyocephalus
0Species
GenusPtychocheilus
Novak, 1884
  ⇒ Bohemopyge
0Species
GenusPtychopyge
Angelin, 1854
12Species
GenusPtyocephalus
Whittington, 1948
8Species
GenusRhinaspis
REMELÉ, 1885
  ⇒ Megistaspis
1Species
GenusRhinoferus
BALASHOVA, 1976
1Species
GenusRopschiaspis
BALASHOVA, 1976
  ⇒ Rhinoferus
0Species
GenusSanbernardaspis
ACEÑOLAZA, 1973
1Species
GenusSchizophorus
BALASHOVA, 1953
  ⇒ Asaphus
0Species
GenusShergoldina
FEIST & TALENT, 2000
1Species
GenusSinomegalaspis
QU in ZHOU & al., 1982
  ⇒ Lonchobasilicus
1Species
GenusSpinopyge
BALASHOVA, 1976
  ⇒ Megistaspidella
0Species
GenusStegnopsis
Whittington, 1965
4Species
GenusStenorhachis
HINTZE & JAANUSSON, 1956
1Species
GenusSubasaphus
BALASHOVA, 1976
  ⇒ Neoasaphus
4Species
GenusSuriaspis
ACEÑOLAZA & RABANO, 1990
1Species
GenusSymphysurina
ULRICH in WALCOTT, 1924
21Species
GenusSymphysurus
Goldfuss, 1843
12Species
GenusTangyaia
LU in LU & al., 1974
  ⇒ Lisogorites
2Species
GenusTchukeraspis
ROZOVA in ROZOVA & al., 1985
1Species
GenusThysanopyge
Kayser, 1898
3Species
GenusTrematophoris
0Species
GenusTriginoaspis
0Species
GenusTrigonoaspis
Koroleva, 1961
  ⇒ Lisogorites
1Species
GenusTrigonocerca
Ross, 1951
2Species
GenusTrigonocercella
HINTZE, 1953
1Species
GenusTsaidamaspis
W. ZHANG & FAN, 1960
0Species
GenusValdaites
BALASHOVA, 1976
2Species
GenusVarvaspis
TJERNVIK in TJERNVIK & JOHANSSON, 1980
  ⇒ Paramegistaspis
0Species
GenusVogdesia
Raymond, 1910
4Species
GenusVolchovites
BALASHOVA, 1976
1Species
GenusXenasaphus
Jaanusson, 1953
3Species
GenusXenostegium
Walcott, 1924
12Species
GenusXinanocephalus
Li, 1978
1Species
GenusYuepingioides
LU & LIN, 1984
2Species
GenusZhenganites
YIN in YIN & LI, 1978
2Species
GenusZoraspis
NAN, 1985
1Species
GenusZuninaspis
HARRINGTON & LEANZA, 1957
1Species


Distribution and Species lists of Asaphidae Burmeister, 1843


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Links, sources and further information
Asaphidae at gbif.org
Asaphidae at irmng.org