''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct
trinucleid 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 At ...
s that lived during the
Ordovician period. They were mostly blind.
They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Turkey.
Species
Valid species of ''Cryptolithus'' include:
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* ''Cryptolithus bellulus
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' ( Ulrich, 1879)
* '' Cryptolithus carimatus''
* '' Cryptolithus fittsi'' ( Ulrich & Whittington)
* ''Cryptolithus goldfussi
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' ( Barrande)
* ''Cryptolithus inopinatus
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' (Whittard)
* ''Cryptolithus intertetus
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' (Whittard)
* ''Cryptolithus lorerainensis
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' (Ruedemann)
* ''Cryptolithus lorettensis
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
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* August Foerste (1862–1936), American geologist, science teacher, and paleontologist
* Maxime Foerste (born 1991), German actress
See also
* Renata Forste, American sociologi ...
, 1924)
* ''Cryptolithus ornatus
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' (Sternberg)
* ''Cryptolithus portlockii
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
''
** ''Cryptolithus portlockii girvanensis
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
''
* ''Cryptolithus quadrillatus
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
''
* ''Cryptolithus recurvus
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' ( Ulrich, 1919)
* ''Cryptolithus tessellatus
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' (Green
Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 Nanometre, nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by ...
, 1832)
* ''Cryptolithus ultimus
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' ( Barrande)
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3698832
Trinucleidae
Asaphida genera