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Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) armata

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Plesiomegalaspis (Ekeraspis) armata was named by Tjernvik (1956). It is the type species of Megistaspis (Ekeraspis).

It was recombined as Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) armata by Tjernvik (1956) and Hoel (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) armata Tjernvik
1999Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) armata Hoel

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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
subgenusEkeraspisTjernvik 1956
speciesarmata(Tjernvik 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.

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Diagnosis
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