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Megistaspis (Megistaspis) limbata

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Megalaspis limbata was named by Boeck (1838). It is the type species of Megalaspis, Megistaspis (Megistaspis).

It was recombined as Megistaspis (Megistaspis) limbata by Jaanusson (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Megalaspis limbata Boeck
1956Megistaspis (Megistaspis) limbata Jaanusson pp. 60-71 figs. Pl. 1 f. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
RankNameAuthor
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyIsotelinaeAngelin 1854
genusMegistaspisJaanusson 1956
subgenusMegistaspisJaanusson 1956
specieslimbata(Boeck 1838)

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 et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Volkhov to the top of the Kunda or 471.10000 to 464.30000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hunneberg - Volkhov481.1 - 469.2Russian Federation (Moscow oblast) Megistaspis limbata (235824)
Langevoja471.8 - 469.2Sweden Megistaspis limbata (198069 198071 198080 198097 198100 198104 198107 198110)
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Latvia Megistaspis limbata (207274)
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Sweden (Bornholm) Megistaspis limbata (173564 173600)
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Sweden Megistaspis limbata (198115 198119 198135)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Latvia Megistaspis limbata (207276)