Biology:Salterolithus
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Short description: Extinct genus of trilobites
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| Salterolithus caractaci | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Asaphida |
| Family: | †Trinucleidae |
| Genus: | †Salterolithus Bancroft, 1929 |
Salterolithus is a genus of trilobites of the order Asaphida. It is in the family Trinucleidae and was named after British geologist J.W. Salter.[1]
Fossil specimens have been found in the Upper Ordovician rocks of Wales and central England.
This trilobite was blind but anatomical evidence suggests it sifted organic matter on the seabed.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q123037964 entry
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