''Batocara'' is a genus of

phacopid 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 ' ...

trilobite Trilobites (; meaning "three lobes") are extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. Trilobites form one of the earliest-known groups of arthropods. The first appearance of trilobites in the fossil record defines the base of the ...

s in the family

Encrinuridae Encrinuridae is a family of trilobite within the order Phacopida that lived in what would be Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America from the middle Ordovician to the early Devonian from , existing for approximately . ...

. The

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...

, ''B. bowningi'', was described originally as ''

Encrinurus ''Encrinurus'' is a long-lived genus of phacopid trilobites that lived in what are now Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America from the middle Ordovician to the early Devonian from 472 to 412.3 mya, existing for ap ...

bowningi'' by Foerste in 1888. In 1980, D.L. Strusz erected ''Batocara'' for '''Encrinurus' bowningi''. ''Batocara'' also contains the species ''B. borenorense''''Effaced Styginid Trilobites from the Silurian of New South Wales''
D.J. Holloway and P.D. Lane. and ''B. fritillum''.

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''Batocara''
at the

Paleobiology Database The Paleobiology Database is an online resource for information on the distribution and classification of fossil animals, plants, and microorganisms. History The Paleobiology Database (PBDB) originated in the NCEAS-funded Phanerozoic Marine Paleo ...

Encrinuridae genera Trilobites of Australia Silurian trilobites {{Phacopida-stub