Atractopyge
| Atractopyge Temporal range: middle Ordovician - early Devonian
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| Genus: | Atractopyge Hawle and Corda, 1847
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Atractopyge is a genus of trilobite that lived in what would be Asia and Europe from the middle Ordovician to the early Devonian from 472—412.3 mya, existing for approximately 59.7 million years.[2]
Taxonomy
Atractopyge was named by Hawle and Corda (1847). Jell and Adrain (2003) list it as a currently valid genus name within the Phacopida, specifically within the Encrinuridae.[3]
Fossil distribution
Fossil distribution is confined to the strata of the Early Llanvirn to Rawtheyan ages. Fossils have been recovered from Yunnan Province, China to the Stinchar River, United Kingdom to Ringerike, Norway.
History
A cranidium of Atractopyge was already illustrated by the Welsh scientist Edward Lhuyd in 1698.[4]
References
- ^ "Atractopyge woerthii". Saint-Petersburg Paleontological Laboratory. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ PaleoBiology Database: Atractopyge, basic info
- ^ P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain. 2003. Available generic names for trilobites. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48(2):331-553
- ^ R.M. Owens. "The Ordovician trilobite Atractopyge from Wales and northern England". the National Museum of Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
External links
- Encrinurus in the Paleobiology Database
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