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Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) heroides

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Megalaspis heroides was named by Brøgger (1882).

It was recombined as Plesiomegalaspis (Ekeraspis) heroides by Tjernvik (1956); it was recombined as Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) heroides by Hoel (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Megalaspis heroides Brøgger
1956Plesiomegalaspis (Ekeraspis) heroides Tjernvik pp. 244 - 245 figs. PI. 8 , figs. 1 -4
1999Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) heroides Hoel p. 186 fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
RankNameAuthor
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyIsotelinaeAngelin 1854
genusMegistaspisJaanusson 1956
subgenusEkeraspisTjernvik 1956
speciesheroides(Brøgger 1882)

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.

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Diagnosis
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