Asaphida

Raphiophorus sandfordi

Order Asaphida / Superfamily Trinucleoidea / Family Raphiophoridae

Telychian (Llandovery, Silurian)Australia

Raphiophorus sandfordi — photo 1 — Photo 1 · In honour of Andrew Sandford of the University of Melbourne, in recognition of his work on Australian Silurian trilobites, including his studies of Holotype AM F116993, latex cast (Australia; Edgecombe Ventrally compressed specimen, latex cast (Australia; Edgecombe et al., et al., 2001) 2001) (Australia; Edgecombe et al., 2001)

Raphiophorus sandfordi — photo 2 — Photo 2 · In honour of Andrew Sandford of the University of Melbourne, in recognition of his work on Australian Silurian trilobites, including his studies of Holotype AM F116993, latex cast (Australia; Edgecombe Ventrally compressed specimen, latex cast (Australia; Edgecombe et al., et al., 2001) 2001) (Australia; Edgecombe et al., 2001)

Raphiophorus sandfordi — photo 3 — Photo 3 · In honour of Andrew Sandford of the University of Melbourne, in recognition of his work on Australian Silurian trilobites, including his studies of Holotype AM F116993, latex cast (Australia; Edgecombe Ventrally compressed specimen, latex cast (Australia; Edgecombe et al., et al., 2001) 2001) (Australia; Edgecombe et al., 2001)

Classification

Order Asaphida / Superfamily Trinucleoidea / Family Raphiophoridae

Genus

Raphiophorus Angelin, 1854

Genus author

Angelin N. P.

Genus etymology

raphis, needle; -phorus, bearing

Species

R. sandfordi Edgecombe & Sherwin, 2001

Species author

Edgecombe G. D. & Sherwin L.

Species etymology

the genus Raphiophorus.

Age

Telychian (Llandovery, Silurian)

Distribution

Australia

Diagnosis

Dorsal shield ovate. Cephalon broad-semi-elliptical; glabella strongly convex with a long spine extending from the front, lateral lobes at the base; occipital and posterior border furrows both narrow and deep; fixigenae subtriangular, wide at the genal angle near the posterior border; librigenae narrow with long genal spines. Thorax of 5 segments; axis narrow; pleural region wide and flat with deep pleural furrows, pleural ends flat, pleural spines absent. Pygidium semi-elliptical; axis narrow, with 5 W-shaped axial rings; pleural region with 3 pleural furrows; border narrow, sloping steeply downward.