Raphiophorus

Raphiophorus; Temporal range: 486–419 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	† Artiopoda
Class:	† Trilobita
Order:	† Asaphida
Family:	† Raphiophoridae
Genus:	† Raphiophorus ; Angelin, 1854

Last updated November 14, 2025

Raphiophorus is a genus of the family Raphiophoridae in the Ordovician and Silurian periods. It has been reported from East Asia, North Africa, North and South America, and especially Europe.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Raphiophorus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2024-04-02.
↑ Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Sherwin, Lawrence (January 2001). "Early Silurian (Llandovery) trilobites from the Cotton Formation, near Forbes, New South Wales, Australia" . Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 25 (1): 87–105. Bibcode:2001Alch...25...87E. doi:10.1080/03115510108619215. ISSN 0311-5518.

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[1] "Raphiophorus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2024-04-02.

[2] Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Sherwin, Lawrence (January 2001). "Early Silurian (Llandovery) trilobites from the Cotton Formation, near Forbes, New South Wales, Australia" . Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 25 (1): 87–105. Bibcode:2001Alch...25...87E. doi:10.1080/03115510108619215. ISSN 0311-5518.

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