''Kainops'' is a genus of

trilobite Trilobites (; meaning "three-lobed entities") are extinction, extinct marine arthropods that form the class (biology), class Trilobita. One of the earliest groups of arthropods to appear in the fossil record, trilobites were among the most succ ...

s from the family

Phacopidae Phacopidae is a family (biology), family of Phacopida, phacopid trilobites that ranges from the Lower Ordovician to the Upper Devonian, with representatives in all Supercontinents, paleocontinents. Description As in all Phacopina, the eyes (if ...

, order

Phacopida Phacopida ("lens-face") is an order of trilobites that lived from the Late Cambrian to the Late Devonian. It is made up of a morphologically diverse assemblage of taxa in three related suborders. Characteristics Phacopida had 8 to 19 thoraci ...

. It can be distinguished from ''

Paciphacops ''Paciphacops'' is a genus of trilobites within order Phacopida, suborder Phacopina. This genus is found primarily in the United States and Australia and is easily mistaken for the genera ''Phacops'' and ''Kainops'', which are also popular among ...

'' by the greater number of facets to the eye (6–8 per row, compared to 3–4 in ''Paciphacops''). The form of the furrow between the palpebral area and the palpebral lobe also distinguishes ''Kainops'' from the genera ''Paciphacops'' and '' Viaphacops''. Species included in the genus are: *''

Kainops chlupaci ''Kainops'' is a genus of trilobites from the family Phacopidae, order Phacopida. It can be distinguished from ''Paciphacops'' by the greater number of facets to the eye (6–8 per row, compared to 3–4 in ''Paciphacops''). The form of the furro ...

'' Budil & Kolář, 2004 *''

Kainops ekphymus ''Kainops'' is a genus of trilobites from the family Phacopidae, order Phacopida. It can be distinguished from '' Paciphacops'' by the greater number of facets to the eye (6–8 per row, compared to 3–4 in ''Paciphacops''). The form of the furr ...

'' (Jones ''et al.'', 1986) *''

Kainops guttulus ''Kainops'' is a genus of trilobites from the family Phacopidae, order Phacopida. It can be distinguished from '' Paciphacops'' by the greater number of facets to the eye (6–8 per row, compared to 3–4 in ''Paciphacops''). The form of the furr ...

'' (Campbell 1967) *''

Kainops invius ''Kainops'' is a genus of trilobites from the family Phacopidae, order Phacopida. It can be distinguished from '' Paciphacops'' by the greater number of facets to the eye (6–8 per row, compared to 3–4 in ''Paciphacops''). The form of the furr ...

'' (Campbell 1977) *''

Kainops microps ''Kainops'' is a genus of trilobites from the family Phacopidae, order Phacopida. It can be distinguished from '' Paciphacops'' by the greater number of facets to the eye (6–8 per row, compared to 3–4 in ''Paciphacops''). The form of the furr ...

'' (Chatterton, Johnson and Campbell, 1979) *''

Kainops raymondi ''Kainops'' is a genus of trilobites from the family Phacopidae, order Phacopida. It can be distinguished from '' Paciphacops'' by the greater number of facets to the eye (6–8 per row, compared to 3–4 in ''Paciphacops''). The form of the furr ...

'' (Delo 1935) *''

Kainops veles ''Kainops'' is a genus of trilobites from the family Phacopidae, order Phacopida. It can be distinguished from '' Paciphacops'' by the greater number of facets to the eye (6–8 per row, compared to 3–4 in ''Paciphacops''). The form of the furr ...

'' (Chlupac 1972)

References

Phacopidae Extinct animals of North America Devonian trilobites Phacopida genera Fossil taxa described in 1991 {{trilobite-stub