''Cyrtometopus'' is an extinct 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 ...
in the 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 ...
.
Species
* ''Cyrtometopus affinis''
* ''Cyrtometopus clavifrons''
* ''Cyrtometopus meridianus''
* ''Cyrtometopus sembnitzkii''
External links
''Cyrtometopus''at the
Paleobiology Database
The Paleobiology Database (PBDB) is an online resource for information on the distribution and classification of fossil animals, plants, and microorganisms.
History
The Paleobiology Database originated in the NCEAS-funded Phanerozoic Marine Pale ...
Cochise College trilobite listingThe Back to the Past Museum Guide to TRILOBITES
Cheiruridae
Extinct animals of Europe
Ordovician trilobites
Phacopida genera
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