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Promegalaspides (Borogothus)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Promegalaspides (Borogothus) was named by Tjernvik (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren]. Its type is Megalaspis stenorachis.

It was reranked as Borogothus by Jell and Adrain (2002), Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Promegalaspides by Hoel (1999); to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asaphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Promegalaspides (Borogothus) Tjernvik
1999Promegalaspides (Borogothus) Hoel
2002Borogothus Jell and Adrain p. 351
2002Borogothus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyPromegalaspidinaeJaanusson 1959
genusPromegalaspidesWestergård 1939
subgenusBorogothusTjernvik 1956

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.

Subg. †Promegalaspides (Borogothus) Tjernvik 1956
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Promegalaspides (Borogothus) intactus Moberg and Segerberg 1906
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 Varangu to the top of the Billingen or 485.40000 to 471.10000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Sweden Promegalaspides intactus (3107)
Varangu485.4 - 484.5Sweden Promegalaspides intactus (172663)
Varangu485.4 - 484.5Norway (Oslo) Promegalaspides intactus (3183)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Norway (Eiker-Sandsvær) Promegalaspides stenorachis (190879 190880 190888 190974)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Norway (Modum) Promegalaspides stenorachis (190923)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Sweden Promegalaspides stenorhachis (3194)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Sweden (Västergötland) Promegadaspides stenorachis (190976)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Norway (Ringsaker) Promegalaspides stenorachis (190983)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Sweden Promegalaspides stenorhachis (192718)