Batocara Explained

Batocara is a genus of phacopid trilobites in the family Encrinuridae. The type species, B. bowningi, was described originally as Encrinurus bowningi by Foerste in 1888.[1] In 1980, D.L. Strusz erected Batocara for 'Encrinurus' bowningi. Batocara also contains the species B. borenorense[2] and B. fritillum.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Encrinuridae Similar Trilobite Families Description Silurian Species from Eastern Australia . EurekaMag . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308105105/http://eurekamag.com/research/006/671/encrinuridae-similar-trilobite-families-description-silurian-species-fromeastern-australia.php#.T1iPGvbP1hE . 2012-03-08 . 2012.
  2. Effaced Styginid Trilobites from the Silurian of New South Wales . D.J. . Holloway . amp . P.D. . Lane . 1998 . Palaeontology . 41 . 5 . 853–896 .