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Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) floweri

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) floweri was named by Ross (1970) [Paratypes: USNM 160864a-b.]. Its type specimen is USNM 160863, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) floweri Ross p. 81 figs. Pl. 14, figs. 11, 13

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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
speciesfloweri

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
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 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tulean or 481.70000 to 475.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Nevada) Megistaspis floweri (104545)