Biology:Acernaspis

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Short description: Genus of trilobites

Acernaspis
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Acernaspis

Campbell, 1967
Species
  • A. orestes Billings, 1860 type species = Phacops orestes, A. mimica, A. superciliexcelsis[1]
Synonyms
  • Eskaspis
  • Murphycops

Acernaspis is an extinct genus of trilobite that is known from the Silurian. It contains two species, A. elliptifrons, and A. salmoensis. It is sometimes found preserved in burrows of various forms, sometimes in association with multiple moults, suggesting that it used tunnels as refuges whilst in its vulnerable moulting stage.[2]

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Wikidata ☰ Q4673207 entry