Batocara

Batocara
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	† Artiopoda
Class:	† Trilobita
Order:	† Phacopida
Family:	† Encrinuridae
Genus:	† Batocara Strusz, 1980
Synonyms [1]
Pacificurus

Batocara is a genus of phacopid trilobites in the family Encrinuridae. The type species, B. bowningi, was described originally as Encrinurus bowningi by Foerste in 1888. ^[2] In 1980, D.L. Strusz erected Batocara for 'Encrinurus' bowningi. Batocara also contains the species B. borenorense, ^[3] Batocara tuberosus and B. fritillum.

References

1. Strusz, D.L.; Percival, I.G.; Wright, A.J.; Pickett, J.W. & Byrnes, A. (7 October 1998), "A Giant New Trimerellide Brachiopod from the Wenlock (Early Silurian) of New South Wales, Australia" (PDF), Records of the Australian Museum, 50 (2): 171–186, doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.50.1998.1278, ISSN   0067-1975
2. "Encrinuridae Similar Trilobite Families Description Silurian Species from Eastern Australia". EurekaMag. 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
3. Holloway, D.J. & Lane, P.D. (1998). "Effaced Styginid Trilobites from the Silurian of New South Wales". Palaeontology. 41 (5): 853–896.

External links

• Batocara at the Paleobiology Database