Damghanampyx Explained

Damghanampyx is an extinct genus of trilobites in the family Raphiophoridae. It has been reported from the Ordovician period of Iran. The name Damghanampix is taken from the city of Damghan in Semnan province of Iran.^[1]

Description

Damghanampix had a simple cephalon and a large and prominent glabella, which distinguished itself from all trilobites.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Ghobadi Pour . Mansoureh . Vidal . Muriel . Hosseini-Nezhad . Mahmud . 2007-07-01 . An Early Ordovician Trilobite assemblage from the Lashkarak Formation, Damghan area, northern Iran . Geobios . 40 . 4 . 489–500 . 10.1016/j.geobios.2005.04.007 . 0016-6995.
2. Ghobadi Pour . Mansoureh . Vidal . Muriel . Hosseini-Nezhad . Mahmud . 2007-07-01 . An Early Ordovician Trilobite assemblage from the Lashkarak Formation, Damghan area, northern Iran . Geobios . 40 . 4 . 489–500 . 10.1016/j.geobios.2005.04.007 . 0016-6995.