Megalaspis lata Törnquist 1884 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Alternative combinations: Megalaspis limbata lata, Megistaspis (Megistaspis) lata

Belongs to Megalaspis according to T. E. Tjernvik and J. V. Johansson 1980

See also Nielsen 1995

Sister taxa: Megistaspis (Megistaspidella), Megistaspis (Megistaspis), Megistaspis (Paramegistaspis), Megistaspis (Rhinoferus), Megistaspis limbatus, Megalaspis saltaensis, Megalaspis (Plesiomegalaspis), Megalaspis pugiocauda, Megalaspis belemnurus, Megalaspis rudis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of the Russian Federation (1 collection), Sweden (9)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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