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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) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Promegalaspides by Hoel (1999); to Asaphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Asaphida by Sepkoski (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
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Life
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyPromegalaspidinaeJaanusson 1959
genusPromegalaspidesWestergÄrd 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