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Megistaspis (Paramegistaspis) norvegica

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Plesiomegalaspis (Plesiomegalaspis) norvegica was named by Tjernvik (1956). Its type specimen is OPM 61137, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Megistaspis (Paramegistaspis) norvegica by Hoel (1999); it was recombined as Megalaspides norvegica by Pärnaste (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Plesiomegalaspis (Plesiomegalaspis) norvegica Tjernvik pp. 240 - 241 figs. PI. VII , figs . 1-3 .
1999Megistaspis (Paramegistaspis) norvegica Hoel
2006Megalaspides norvegica Pärnaste

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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
subgenusParamegistaspisBalashova 1976
speciesnorvegica()

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
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