Acidaspis

Acidaspis
Temporal range: Actonian to Ludlow 460.5–418.7 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Lichida
Superfamily: Odontopleurida
Family: Odontopleuridae
Genus: Acidaspis
Murchison, 1839
Species
  • A. brightii
  • A. bucco
  • A. cincinnatiensis
  • A. magnospina
  • A. viruana
Synonyms

Pseudomonaspis Richter & Richter, 1917[1]

Acidaspis is an extinct genus of Odontopleurid trilobite from North America and Europe.[2] Although small, it had long spines along its body.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Whittington, H.B.; MacPhee, R.D.E. (1996). "Type and Other Species of Odontopleuridae (Trilobita)". Journal of Paleontology 30 (3): 504–520. doi:http://www.jstor.org/pss/1300287. 
  2. ^ The Paleobiology Database Acidaspis entry Accessed 29 November 2010