Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Alternative combinations: Megistaspis (Varvaspis) estonica, Megistaspis estonica, Plesiomegalaspis estonica
Full reference: T. E. Tjernvik. 1956. On the Early Ordovician of Sweden stratigraphy and fauna. Bulletin of the Geological Institutions of the University of Uppsala 36(6):109-284
Belongs to Megistaspis (Paramegistaspis) according to H. Pärnaste 2006
See also Pushkin and Popov 1999 and Tjernvik and Johansson 1980
Sister taxa: Megistaspis (Paramegistaspis) leuchtenbergi, Megistaspis (Paramegistaspis) norvegica, Megistaspis (Paramegistaspis) planilimbata
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Billingen of Estonia (3 collections), the Russian Federation (6), Sweden (7)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences
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