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| Lloydolithus Temporal range: Late Ordovician | |
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| L. lloydi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | † Trilobita |
| Order: | † Asaphida |
| Family: | † Trinucleidae |
| Genus: | † Lloydolithus Bancroft 1933 |
Lloydolithus is a genus of Asaphid trilobite from the Late Ordovician of Wales. [1]
Trinucleidae is a family of small to average size asaphid trilobites that first occurred at the start of the Ordovician and became extinct at the end of that period. It contains approximately 227 species divided over 51 genera in 5 subfamilies. The most conspicuous character is the wide perforated fringe of the head.
Palaeontology in Wales is palaeontological research occurring in Wales.
Trinucleioidea is a superfamily of trilobites. Traditionally placed within the Asaphida, it is now sometimes considered its own order, Trinucleida.
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