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Pseudomegalaspis patagiata

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Megalaspis patagiata was named by Törnquist (1884). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Pseudomegalaspis patagiata by Jaanusson (1953), Henningsmoen (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Pseudomegalaspis patagiata Jaanusson
1960Pseudomegalaspis patagiata Henningsmoen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyAsaphinaeBurmeister 1843
genusPseudomegalaspisJaanusson 1953
speciespatagiata(Törnquist 1884)

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.

†Pseudomegalaspis patagiata Törnquist 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Aseri to the top of the Llandeilo or 464.30000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kunda - Uhaku469.1 - 458.0Norway (Hadeland) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (193510)
Kunda - Uhaku469.1 - 458.0Norway (Oslo-Asker) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (193295 193306)
Kunda - Uhaku469.1 - 458.0Norway (Eiker-Sandsvær) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (193302)
Kunda - Uhaku469.1 - 458.0Norway (Nes-Hamar) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (193310 193489)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (166376 166593)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Kalmar) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (166441 166533)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Dalarne) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (166368)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Dalarna) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (166335)
Aseri - Uhaku464.3 - 458.0Norway (Oslo Asker) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (164168)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden (Dalarna) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (192380)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden (Siljan) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (192378)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Sweden (Vastergotland) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (77098)
Uhaku - Aseri459.7 - 461.4Norway (Oslo Asker) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (164162 164169)
Uhaku - Lasnamagi459.7 - 459.7Norway (Asker) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (167004)
Uhaku - Lasnamagi459.7 - 459.7Sweden (Jämtland) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (164506)
Uhaku - Lasnamagi459.7 - 459.7Norway (Ringsaker) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (193511)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (240530 240531 240532 240537 240538)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Norway (Asker) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (166589)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Skane) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (166591)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Dalarne) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (169285)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Dalarna) Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (157358)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Norway Pseudomegalaspis patagiata (166590 167002)