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Megistaspis (Megistaspis) simon

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Megistaspis (Megistaspis) simon was named by Tjernvik and Johansson (1980). Its type specimen is SGU No. Ac. 5, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a mold.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Megistaspis (Megistaspis) simon Tjernvik and Johansson p. 199 figs. Fig. 9B

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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
subgenusMegistaspisJaanusson 1956
speciessimon

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.

Megistaspis (Megistaspis) simon Tjernvik and Johansson 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 11:56:30
Modified: 2009-06-08 13:56:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Volkhov or 471.10000 to 469.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Sweden Megistaspis simon (198114 198116 198122 198124 198128 198130 198132)