Acidaspis

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Acidaspis
Temporal range: Darriwilian to Ludlow 460.5–418.7  Ma
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Acidaspis elliptica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Odontopleurida
Family: Odontopleuridae
Genus: Acidaspis
Murchison, 1839
Species
  • A. brightii
  • A. bucco
  • A. cincinnatiensis
  • A. magnospina
  • A. viruana
  • A. barrandeiFletcher & Salter, non Angelin. (P1. YIII. figs. 1-3.) 1848.
Synonyms

PseudomonaspisRichter & Richter, 1917 [1]

Acidaspis is an extinct genus of odontopleurid trilobite from the Ordovician to Silurian of North America and Europe. [2] Although small, it had long spines along its body. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 WHITTINGTON, H. B.; MacPhee, R.D.E. (1996). "Type and Other Species of Odontopleuridae (Trilobita)". Journal of Paleontology. 30 (3): 504–520. JSTOR   1300287.
  2. The Paleobiology Database Acidaspis entry Accessed 29 November 2010
  3. "Acidaspis". Global Names Index. Retrieved 2015-01-04.