Estoniops
| Estoniops | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Trilobita |
| Order: | Phacopida |
| Suborder: | Phacopina |
| Family: | Pterygometopidae |
| Genus: | Estoniops Mannil, 1958 |
| Species | |
Estoniops is a trilobite in the order Phacopida, that existed during the upper Ordovician in what is now Estonia. It was described by Mannil in 1958, and the type species is Estoniops exilis, which was originally described under the genus Acaste by Eichwald in 1858. Its generic name is derived from the country in which it was first discovered.[1]
References
- ↑ Available Generic Names for Trilobites P.A. Jell and J.M. Adrain.
External links
- Estoniops at the Paleobiology Database
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