| Nileidae Temporal range: [1] | |
|---|---|
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| Symphysurus from Iran, Ordovician | |
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| Platypeltoides magrebiensis and aglaspidid from early Ordovician Fezouata Formation, Morocco | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | † Trilobita |
| Order: | † Asaphida |
| Superfamily: | † Cyclopygoidea |
| Family: | † Nileidae Angelin 1854 |
| Genera | |
See text | |
Nileidae is a family of trilobites of the Asaphida order.
These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Ordovician and Cambrian periods. [1]