Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Alternative spelling: Paramegistaspis
Synonyms: Megistaspis (Varvaspis) Tjernvik and Johansson 1980 [objective synonym], Varvaspis Tjernvik and Johansson 1980 [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Megistaspis according to Balashova 1976
See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Pärnaste 2006
Sister taxa: Megistaspis (Megistaspidella), Megistaspis (Megistaspis), Megistaspis (Rhinoferus), Megistaspis limbatus, Megalaspis rudis, Megalaspis belemnurus, Megalaspis (Plesiomegalaspis), Megalaspis pugiocauda, Megalaspis lata, Megalaspis saltaensis
Subtaxa: Megistaspis (Paramegistaspis) estonica Megistaspis (Paramegistaspis) leuchtenbergi Megistaspis (Paramegistaspis) norvegica Megistaspis (Paramegistaspis) planilimbata
Type: Megistaspis (Paramegistaspis) planilimbata
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Billingen of Estonia (7 collections), the Russian Federation (9), Sweden (11)
• Ordovician of Norway (12), Sweden (2)
Total: 41 collections including 47 occurrences