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Megalaspis lata

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Megalaspis limbata lata was named by Törnquist (1884) [ Megalaspis limbata forma lata].

It was recombined as Megistaspis (Megistaspis) lata by Balashova (1976); it was recombined as Megalaspis lata by Tjernvik and Johansson (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Megalaspis limbata lata Törnquist pp. 93, 97 figs. Pl. 3 f. 1-2
1976Megistaspis (Megistaspis) lata Balashova p. 82
1980Megalaspis lata Tjernvik and Johansson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyIsotelinaeAngelin 1854
genusMegalaspisJaanusson 1956
specieslata(Törnquist 1884)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Megalaspis lata Törnquist 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 11:56:30
Modified: 2009-06-08 13:56:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: Volkhov or 471.30000 to 469.10000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Russian Federation (Leningrag oblast) Megistaspis lata (235818)
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Sweden Megistaspis lata (198137 198140 198142 198144 198150 198151 198152 198153 198158)