Priceaspis

Priceaspis
Temporal range: Early Arenig[1]
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Superfamily: Asaphida
Genus: Priceaspis

Priceaspis is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the early part of the Arenig stage of the Ordovician Period,[1] a faunal stage which lasted from approximately 478 to 471 million years ago.

References

  1. 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2008-01-12.


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