Biology:Odontopleuridae

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Odontopleuridae is a family of odontopleurid trilobites found in marine strata throughout the world. The family is Late Cambrian to Frasnian in age.[1] The members of Odontopleuridae are known for their spinose appearance, having long, often numerous spines along the edges of their exoskeletons, and derived from ends of segments or tubercle ornaments.[2]

Genera

Ceratonurus
Dicranurus monstrosus
Isoprusia tafilaltana
Selenopeltis buchii

Odontopleuridae includes the following genera:

  • Acanthalomina
  • ?Acidaspidella
  • ?Acidaspides
  • Acidaspis
  • Anacaenaspis
  • Apianurus
  • Archaeopleura
  • Boedaspis
  • Borkopleura
  • Brutonaspis
  • Calipernurus
  • Ceratocara
  • Ceratocephala
  • Ceratocephalinus
  • Ceratonurus
  • Chlustinia
  • Dalaspis
  • Diacanthaspis
  • Dicranurus
  • Dudleyaspis
  • Edgecombeaspis
  • Eoleonaspis
  • Exallaspis
  • Funeralaspis
  • Gaotania
  • Globulaspis
  • Hispaniaspis
  • Isoprusia
  • Ivanopleura
  • Kettneraspis
  • Koneprusia
  • Laethoprusia
  • Leonaspis
  • Meadowtownella
  • Miraspis
  • Ningnanaspis
  • Odontopleura
  • Orphanaspis
  • Periallaspis
  • Primaspis
  • Proceratocephala
  • Radiaspis
  • Rinconaspis
  • Selenopeltis
  • Selenopeltoides
  • Sinespinaspis
  • Stelckaspis
  • Taemasaspis
  • Uriarra
  • Whittingtonia

References

  1. Harrington, H. J.; Weller, J. M.; Howell, B. F.; Whittington, H. B.; Sdzuy, Klaus; Schmidt, Herta; Stubblefield, C. J.; Richter, Rudolf et al. (1959-01-01). "Part O, Arthropoda 1, Complete Volume" (in en). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. doi:10.17161/dt.v0i0.5609. ISSN 2153-621X. https://journals.ku.edu/InvertebratePaleo/article/view/5609. 
  2. Bruton, David L. (January 1, 1983). "Cambrian origins of the odontopleurid trilobites". Palaeontology 26 (4): 875-885. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49705563#page/433/mode/1up. 

Wikidata ☰ Q16529461 entry