Illaenus
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Genus of trilobites
| Illaenus | |
|---|---|
| Illaenus tauricornis from Russia. On display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Corynexochida |
| Family: | †Illaenidae |
| Genus: | †Illaenus Dalman, 1827 |
Illaenus is a genus of trilobites from Russia and Morocco, from the middle Ordovician.
Species included in this genus can reach a length of about 57 millimetres (2.2 in). They are without glabella and without articulation of the tail. The cephalon has a high profile and recurved genal spines. Eyes are distant from the axis of the head, situated nearer to the edge.[1] [2]
Selected species
[edit ]This genus includes about 50 species:[3]
- †Illaenus alveatus Raymond 1925
- †Illaenus auriculatus Ross Jr. & Barnes 1967
- †Illaenus bayfieldi Billings 1859
- †Illaenus bucculentus Whittington 1963
- †Illaenus consimilis Billings 1865
- †Illaenus consobrinus Billings 1865
- †Illaenus crassicauda Wahlenberg 1826
- †Illaenus fraternus Billings 1865
- †Illaenus gelasinus Whittington 1965
- †Illaenus lacertus Whittington 1954
- †Illaenus marginalis Raymond 1925
- †Illaenus oscitatus Fortey 1980
- †Illaenus slancyensis Krylov 2016
- †Illaenus spiculatus Whittington 1963
- †Illaenus tauricornis Kutorga 1848
- †Illaenus tumidifrons Billings 1865
- †Illaenus utahensis Hintze 1952
- †Illaenus welchi Loch & Ethington 2017
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Archive.org
- ^ Fossil Museum
- ^ "Illaenus". Paleobiology Database . Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- Yvonne Howells, "Ordovician Trilobites of St. Petersburg Region"
External links
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- Russian Trilobites
- Saint Petersburg Paleontological Laboratory Archived 2012年03月24日 at the Wayback Machine
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- Ordovician trilobites
- Fossils of Morocco
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- Bromide Formation
- Paleozoic life of Ontario
- Paleozoic life of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories
- Paleozoic life of Nunavut
- Paleozoic life of Quebec
- Paleozoic life of Yukon
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