Scutellum (trilobite)

Scutellum
Fossils of Scutellum species from the Atlas Mountains
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: †Artiopoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Corynexochida
Family: †Styginidae
Genus: †
Pusch, 1833
Synonyms[1]
  • Brontes Goldfuss, 1839
  • Bronteus Goldfuss, 1843
  • Goldfussia Bronn, 1848
  • Goldfussius Barrande, 1852
  • Goldius de Koninck, 1841

Scutellum was a genus of trilobite in the family Styginidae.[1] They lived during the Devonian Period and are most often found in the Atlas Mountain area of Morocco.

References

  1. ^ a b Peter A. Jell & Jonathan M. Adrain (2002). "Available generic names for trilobites" (PDF). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 48 (2): 331–553.


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