SINCE 1828
protaspis
noun
pro·tas·pis
| \ -pə̇s\
plural protaspides\ -pəˌdēz \
Definition of protaspis
: the minute discoid or oval first larval form of a trilobite that has a well-marked axial lobe, large head region, and but little segmentation
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