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Asaphida

Taxonomy
Asaphida was named by Fortey and Chatterton (1988).

It was assigned to Libristoma by Hughes (1994); and to Trilobita by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa
Aethodionide, Ajacicrepida, Alsataspididae, Amginia, Andrarinidae, Anomocarellidae, Anomocaridae, Anomocariopsis, Apatokephalina, Aphelaspididae, Apheloides, Artokephalus, Asaphidae, Asaphina, Atopasaphus, Auritama, Auritamidae, Bandalaspis, Beigongia, Bernia, Bettonia, Blandicephalus, Bohemaspis, Bohemillidae, Borogothus, Borthaspis, Boschchekulia, Brandysops, Bumastides, Caganaspis, Callaspis, Camaraspoides, Caulaspis, Caznaia, Ceratolithus, Ceratopygidae, Ceronocare, Chondranomocare, Clavatellus, Cremastoglottos, Cyclopygidae, Cyphoniscus, Digrypos, Dikelocephalacea, Dikelocephalidae, Dikelocephalinidae, Dikelocephalopsis, Dionididae, Dipleuropyge, Doremataspis, Duibianaspis, Ectenaspis, Eirelithus, Elkia, Elongatanileus, Eoapatokephalus, Eoasaphus, Eoptychaspis, Eowuhuia, Erbenia, Eurekiidae, Flabellocephalus, Fritchaspis, Galerosaukia, Glyphopeltis, Gogiura, Golasaphus, Hastiremopleurides, Homalopyge, Hukasawaia, Hungaiidae, Idahoiidae, Iranella, Isyrakopeltis, Ityophorus, Kaniniella, Kazelia, Kobayashella, Kogenium, Kokuria, Lakaspis, Lannacus, Liaoningella, Lichengia, Lingukainella, Liostracinidae, Liostracinoides, Lophoholcus, Lycophron, Lynaspis, Macropygella, Macrotoxus, Madarocephalus, Mansuyella, Mapanopsis, Meeria, Metayuepingia, Mioptychopyge, Monkaspididae, Nadiyella, Nanlingia, Neopeltis, Nileidae, Nomadinis, Norasaphus, Notoaphelaspis, Osceolia, Paivinia, Palella, Parabolinoididae, Parabumasttides, Paramansuyella, Paraphillipsinella, Paratrinucleus, Pedinocephalina, Pedinocephalus, Plecteuloma, Plesiyuepingia, Portentosus, Psalaspis, Pseudampyxina, Pseudocyclopyge, Pseudoptyocephalus, Pterocephaliidae, Ptychaspididae, Quitacetra, Quitalia, Raphiophoridae, Remopleuridae, Remopleurididae, Rhyssometopidae, Rhyssometropus, Richardsonellidae, Saimachia, Saukiidae, Saukioides, Scinocephalus, Sigmakainella, Sinosaukia, Stenochilina, Stigmacephaloides, Taihungshaniidae, Taklamakania, Tchukeraspis, Telaemarrolithus, Temnoura, Theodensia, Toernquistina, Tramoria, Trigonoaspis, Trinucleidae, Walcottaspis, Xenasaphus, Yumenaspis

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Asaphida Fortey and Chatterton
1994Asaphida Hughes
2002Asaphida Sepkoski, Jr.

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