Batocara

Batocara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Phacopida
Family: Encrinuridae
Genus: Batocara
Strusz (1980)
Synonyms
  • Pacificurus[1]

Batocara is a genus of trilobite in the family Encrinuridae. It was described by D.L. Strusz in 1980. The type species is Batocara bowningi, which was originally described as Encrinurus bowningi by Foerste in 1888.[2] It also contains the species Batocara borenorense[3] and Batocara fritillum.

References

  1. ^ A Giant New Trimerellide Brachiopod from the Wenlock (Early Silurian) of New South Wales, Australia D.L. Strusz, I.G. Percival, A.J. Wright, J.W. Pickett and A. Byrnes.
  2. ^ Encrinuridae Similar Trilobite Families Description Silurian Species from Eastern Australia at EurekaMag.com.
  3. ^ Effaced Styginid Trilobites from the Silurian of New South Wales D.J. Holloway and P.D. Lane.

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