Asaphus
| Asaphus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| A. latus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Asaphida |
| Family: | †Asaphidae |
| Genus: | †Asaphus Brongniart, 1822 |
| Type species | |
| Entomostracites expansus Wahlenberg, [1818] | |
| Species | |
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Asaphus (/ˈæsæfʌs/) is a genus of trilobites that is known from the Lower (upper Arenig) and Middle Ordovician of northwestern Europe (Sweden, Estonia, Saint Petersburg Area).