Ptychopariina

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Ptychopariina
Temporal range: Lower Cambrian–Middle Ordovician
Conocoryphe sulzeri (Schlotheim, 1823).jpg
Conocoryphe sulzeri
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Ptychopariida
Suborder: Ptychopariina
Swinnerton, 1915
Suborders

Ptychopariina is an extinct suborder of trilobites of the order Ptychopariida.[1] Also known as the primitive Ptychopariida, they are a notably wide and varied taxon.[2] Some of the representative genera include Elrathia, , Norwoodia, Tricrepicephalus, Conocoryphe, and .[2]

Description[]

Specialization is common in the Ptychopariina, which has made it difficult for authors to develop a single type that can distinguish Ptychopariina from other clades. The thorax tends to be relatively long, with the pygidium generally smaller in size than the thorax.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Swinnerton HH, 1915. Suggestions for a Revised Classification of trilobites. Geological Magazine.
  2. ^ a b c III, Samuel M. Gon. "Pictorial Guide to the Trilobite Order Ptychopariida". trilobites.info. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

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