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Taxonomy
Megalaspis beckeri was named by Slocom (1913). Its type specimen is UC 41151, a skeleton (nearly complete, testate individual), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ravine 2 miles west of Clermont, which is in a Richmondian carbonate limestone/shale in the Elgin Formation of Minnesota.
It was recombined as Ectenaspis beckeri by Raymond (1920), Walter (1925) and Amati (2014).
It was recombined as Ectenaspis beckeri by Raymond (1920), Walter (1925) and Amati (2014).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Megalaspis beckeri Slocom p. 50 figs. pI. XIV, fig. 5 |
| 1916 | Megalaspis beckeri Slocom p. 196 figs. pI. XV, fig. 5 |
| 1920 | Ectenaspis beckeri Raymond p. 292 |
| 1925 | Ectenaspis beckeri Walter pp. 201 - 203 figs. Plate XIII, figs. 8, 9. Plate XXVII, fig. 22. |
| 2014 | Ectenaspis beckeri Amati figs. pl. 14 f. 1; pl. 17 f. 1 |
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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.
†Ectenaspis beckeri Slocom 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available