Planiscutellum

Genus of trilobites

Planiscutellum
Temporal range: Silurian
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Planiscutellum planum from Loděnice (Beroun District), Czech Republic at the National Museum (Prague)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Trilobita
Order:
Corynexochida
Family:
Styginidae
Genus:
Planiscutellum

Richter 1956
Synonyms
  • Protoscutellum Snajdr 1960

Planiscutellum is a genus of trilobites in the order Corynexochida family Styginidae. These trilobites were nektobenthic detritivore. They lived in the Silurian period in the upper Ludlow epoch, from 422.9 ± 1.5 to 418.7 ± 2.8 million years ago.

Distribution

Silurian of Canada (Quebec, Yukon), the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom; Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (Québec)

References

  • Biolib
  • Paleobiology Database
  • Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database – Trilobita
  • iconPaleontology portal
Taxon identifiers
Planiscutellum


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