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Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) floweri ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)177417https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=177417
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Megistaspis : Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) floweri
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyIsotelinaeAngelin 1854
genusMegistaspisJaanusson 1956
subgenusMegistaspis (Ekeraspis)Tjernvik 1956
speciesMegistaspis (Ekeraspis) floweriRoss 1970
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) flowerispeciesbelongs to Megistaspis (Ekeraspis)stated with evidenceRoss, 1970
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance485 - 472 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance485 - 472 Ma
Paleozoic
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Asaphida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Asaphidae)
Dietdeposit feeder (based on Asaphida)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomyminor spines (based on Megistaspis)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. J. Ross, Jr. 1970. Ordovician Brachiopods, Trilobites, and Stratigraphy in Eastern and Central Nevada. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 639:1-99

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1970Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) floweri Ross, Jr. p. 81 figs. Pl. 14, figs. 11, 13

References

Ross, Jr. R. J. (1970) Ordovician Brachiopods, Trilobites, and Stratigraphy in Eastern and Central Nevada, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 639, 1-99
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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