Odontopleuridae
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| Odontopleuridae Temporal range: | |
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| Radiaspis sp. | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | †Artiopoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Odontopleurida |
| Family: | †Odontopleuridae Burmeister, 1843 |
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Odontopleuridae is a family of odontopleurid trilobites found in marine strata throughout the world. The family is Late Cambrian to Frasnian in age.[1] The members of Odontopleuridae are known for their spinose appearance, having long, often numerous spines along the edges of their exoskeletons, and derived from ends of segments or tubercle ornaments.[2]
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