Sphaerocoryphe

Sphaerocoryphe; Temporal range: Middle Ordovician–Silurian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	† Trilobita
Order:	† Phacopida
Family:	† Cheiruridae
Genus:	† Sphaerocoryphe ; Angelin, 1854
Species
	Sphaerocoryphe atlantiadesÖpik, 1937; Sphaerocoryphe craniumKutorga, 1854; Sphaerocoryphe dentataAngelin, 1854; Sphaerocoryphe erraticaMännil, 1958; Sphaerocoryphe punctataAngelin, 1854; Sphaerocoryphe schmidtiMännil, 1958;

Last updated June 11, 2025

Sphaerocoryphe is a genus of trilobite that lived from the middle Ordovician to the Silurian. Its fossils have been found in Australia, Europe, and North America. Both Sphaerocoryphe and Hemisphaerocoryphe had a characteristically bulbous glabella, and the two may represent only one genus.^[2]

References

↑ "Sphaerocoryphe". fossilid.info.
↑ Helje Pärnaste (2004). "Revision of the Ordovician cheirurid trilobite genus Reraspis with the description of the earliest representative". Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Geology. 53 (2): 125–138. doi: 10.3176/geol.2004.2.03 . S2CID 55808470.

External links

Sphaerocoryphe in the Paleobiology Database

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[1] "Sphaerocoryphe". fossilid.info.

[2] Helje Pärnaste (2004). "Revision of the Ordovician cheirurid trilobite genus Reraspis with the description of the earliest representative". Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Geology. 53 (2): 125–138. doi: 10.3176/geol.2004.2.03 . S2CID 55808470.

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