Kingdom Animalia Family Odontopleuridae Rank Genus | Class Trilobita Phylum Arthropoda Order Odontopleurida | |
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Similar Placoparia, Ectillaenus, Lichida, Odontopleurida, Flexicalymene | ||
Selenopeltis buchii
Selenopeltis is an extinct genus of odontopleurid trilobite in the family Odontopleuridae.
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Species in the genus Selenopeltis can reach a length of 115–160 millimetres (4.5–6.3 in) and a width of 115–130 millimetres (4.5–5.1 in). These trilobites show long pleural spines and were a low-level epifaunal detritivore. They lived in the Ordovician period, from the Lower Arenig stage age until the Ashgillian age (478.6-443.7 million years ago).
Distribution
Ordovician of the Czech Republic, France, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom; Arenig of France, the United Kingdom.
References
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