''Kainops'' is a genus of
trilobites from the family
Phacopidae
Phacopidae is a family of phacopid trilobites that ranges from the Lower Ordovician to the Upper Devonian, with representatives in all paleocontinents.
Description
As in all Phacopina, the eyes (if present) consist of very large (0.5 mm in ' ...
, order
Phacopida.
It can be distinguished from ''
Paciphacops
''Paciphacops'' is a genus of trilobites from the order Phacopida, suborder Phacopina. This genus is easily mistaken for the more common and popular genus ''Phacops'' and ''Kainops''. It takes a careful eye to spot the difference. One major diff ...
'' 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
''Viaphacops'' is a genus of trilobites in the order Phacopida, family Phacopidae, that lived during the Middle Devonian, and is known from North and South America (Bolivia, Floresta Formation, Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia,Morzadec et al., ...
''.
Species included in the genus are:
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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 ...
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Budil & Kolář, 2004
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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 furro ...
''
(Jones ''et al.'', 1986)
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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 furro ...
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(Campbell 1967)
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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 furro ...
''
(Campbell 1977)
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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 furro ...
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(Chatterton, Johnson and Campbell, 1979)
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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 furro ...
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(Delo 1935)
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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 furro ...
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(Chlupac 1972)
References
Phacopidae
Extinct animals of North America
Devonian trilobites
Phacopida genera
Fossil taxa described in 1991
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