Ampyxina sp.
UNB-2016-0010Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Arthropoda » Trilobita » Libristoma
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Subclass: Libristoma
Order: Trinucleida
Family: Raphiophoridae
Genus: Ampyxina (Ulrich, 1922)
6 pieces, labeled a to f. Three articulated specimens. Large oval glabella and well-defined pleurae and axial rings. Triangular-rounded fixed cheeks, no visible compound eyes.
Specifications
| Object name | Ampyxina sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0010 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Trilobita Subclass: Libristoma |
| Composition | Shale |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | North Catawba, Virginia, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 6 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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