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Pseudomegalaspis formosus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Megalaspis formosa was named by Törnquist (1884). It is not extant. It is the type species of Pseudomegalaspis.

It was recombined as Pseudomegalaspis formosa by Jaanusson (1953); it was recombined as Pseudomegalaspis formosus by Henningsmoen (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Pseudomegalaspis formosa Jaanusson
1960Pseudomegalaspis formosus Henningsmoen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyAsaphinaeBurmeister 1843
genusPseudomegalaspisJaanusson 1953
speciesformosus(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 formosus 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, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aseri to the top of the Lasnamagi or 463.50000 to 460.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aseri - Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden Pseudomegalaspis formosa (166376)
Aseri - Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden (Jämtland) Pseudomegalaspis formosa (166594)
Aseri - Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden (Dalarna) Pseudomegalaspis formosa (166335)
Aseri - Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Norway (Oslo) Pseudomegalaspis formosa (166588)