Raphiophorus

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Raphiophorus
Temporal range: 486–419 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Asaphida
Family: Raphiophoridae
Genus: Raphiophorus
Angelin, 1854
Species:
R. lamasi
Binomial name
Raphiophorus lamasi
Harrington & Leanza, 1957

Raphiophorus is a genus of the family Raphiophoridae in the Ordovician and Silurian periods. It has been reported from East Asia, North Africa, North and South America, and especially Europe.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Raphiophorus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  2. ^ Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Sherwin, Lawrence (January 2001). "Early Silurian (Llandovery) trilobites from the Cotton Formation, near Forbes, New South Wales, Australia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 25 (1): 87–105. Bibcode:2001Alch...25...87E. doi:10.1080/03115510108619215. ISSN 0311-5518.