Fragiscutum
Genus of trilobites
| Fragiscutum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Trilobita |
| Order: | Phacopida |
| Family: | Encrinuridae |
| Genus: | Fragiscutum Whittington & Campbell, 1967 |
Fragiscutum is a genus of trilobites in the order Phacopida, that existed during the Silurian in what is now the United States. It was described by Whittington and Campbell in 1967, and the type species is Fragiscutum rhytium. The type locality was the Hardwood Mountain Formation in Maine.[1]
References
- ^ Available Generic Names for Trilobites P.A. Jell and J.M. Adrain.
External links
- Fragiscutum at the Paleobiology Database
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