Selenopeltis
| Selenopeltis Temporal range: Ordovician | |
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| Solenopeltis buchi buchi from Czech Republic at the National Museum (Prague) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Trilobita |
| Order: | Lichida |
| Superfamily: | Odontopleurida |
| Family: | Odontopleuridae |
| Genus: | Selenopeltis Hawle and Corda 1847 |
Selenopeltis is an extinct genus of trilobite in the order Lichida, family Odontopleuridae.
Species in the genus Selenopeltis can reach a length of 115–160 millimetres (4.5–6.3 in) and a width of 115–130 millimetres (4.5–5.1 in). These trilobites show long pleural spines and were a low-level epifauna, fast-moving and detritivore. They lived in the Ordovician period, from the Lower Arenig stage age until the Ashgillian age (478.6-443.7 million years ago).
Distribution
Silurian of the Czech Republic; Ordovician of the Czech Republic, France, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom; Arenig of France, the United Kingdom.
Gallery
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Selenopeltis buchi vultuosa from Czech Republic at the National Museum (Prague)
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Selenopeltis buchi trilobites (and a smaller Dalmanatina) from Mount Boutschrafin, Morocco.
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Selenopeltis buchi at Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Germany
Sources
External links
- Selenopeltis in the Paleobiology Database
- Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database – Trilobita