Asaphus expansus

Asaphus expansus
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: †Artiopoda
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.

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