Acidaspis

Extinct genus of trilobites From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Acidaspis is an extinct genus of odontopleurid trilobite from the Ordovician to Silurian of North America and Europe.[2] Although small, it had long spines along its body.[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Clade:Artiopoda
Class:Trilobita
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Acidaspis
Temporal range: Darriwilian to Ludlow 460.5–418.7 Ma
Acidaspis elliptica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Artiopoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Odontopleurida
Family: Odontopleuridae
Genus: Acidaspis
Murchison, 1839
Species
  • A. brightii
  • A. bucco
  • A. cincinnatiensis
  • A. magnospina
  • A. viruana
  • A. barrandeiFletcher & Salter, non Angelin. (P1. YIII. figs. 1-3.) 1848.
Synonyms

Pseudomonaspis Richter & Richter, 1917[1]

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