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Paramegalaspis

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Paramegalaspis was named by Thoral (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem]. It is not extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Paramegalaspis Thoral
1957Dolerasaphus Harrington and Leanza
2002Paramegalaspis Jell and Adrain p. 420
2002Paramegalaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusParamegalaspisThoral 1935

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.

G. †Paramegalaspis Thoral 1935
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Invalid names: Dolerasaphus Harrington and Leanza 1957 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available