Trinucleioidea Explained

Trinucleioidea is a superfamily of trilobites. Traditionally placed within the Asaphida, it is now sometimes considered its own order, Trinucleida.[1] [2]

Taxonomy

There are five families in the super family; they are the: Alataspididae, Dionididae, Liostracinidae, Raphiophoridae, and Trinucleidae

Families and genera

Alsataspididae

Ajrikina, Alataupleura, Araiopleura, Calycinoidia, Caputrotundum, Clavatellus, Falanaspis, Hapalopleura, Huamiaocephalus, Jegorovaia, Jiangxiaspis, Orometopus, Pagometopus, Palquiella, Paracalymenemene, Plesioparabolina, Pyrimetopus, Rhadinopleura, Seleneceme, Sibiriopleura, Skljarella, Spirantyx, Trigocephalus, Yumenaspis, Zacompsus.

Dionididae

Aethedionide, Digrypos, Dionide, Dionideina, Dionidella, Huangnigangia, Paradionide, Tongxinaspis, Trinucleoides.

Liostracinidae

Aplexura, Doremataspis, Liostracina, Lynaspis.

Raphiophoridae

Ampyx, Ampyxella, Ampyxina, Ampyxinella, Ampyxoides, Anisonotella, Bulbaspis, Caganaspis, Carinocranium, Cerampyx, Cnemidopyge, Collis, Edmundsonia, Ellsaspis, Endymionia, Globampyx, Jiuxiella, Kanlingia, Lonchodomas, Malinaspis, Malongullia, Mendolaspis, Metalonchodomas, Miaopopsis, Nambeetella, Nanshanaspis, Parabulbaspis, Parampyx, Pseudampyxina, Pytine, Raphioampyx, Raphiophorus, Raymondella, Rhombampyx, Salteria, Sinampyxina, Sinoluia, Taklamakania.

Trinucleidae

Anebolithus, Australomyttonia, Bancroftolithus, Bergamia, Bettonolithus, Botrioides, Broeggerolithus, Costonia, Cryptolithoides, Cryptolithus, Deanaspis, Declivolithus, Decordinaspis, Eirelithus, Famatinolithus, Furcalithus, Guandacolithus, Gymnostomix, Hanchungolithus, Huenickenolithus, Incaia, Jianxilithus, Lloydolithus, Lordshillia, Marekolithus, Marrolithoides, Marrolithus, ?Microdiscus, Myinda, Myindella, Myttonia, Nankinolithus, Ningkianolithus, Novaspis, Onnia, Paratretaspis, Paratrinucleus, Parkesolithus, Pragolithus, Protoincaia, Protolloydolithus, Reedolithus, Reuscholithus, Salterolithus, Stapeleyelta, Telaeomarrolithus, Tetrapsetlium, Tretaspis, Trinucleus, Whittardolithus, Xiushuilithus, Yinpanolithus.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Bignon . Arnaud . Waisfield . Beatriz G. . Vaccari . Emilio . Chatterton . Brian D. E. . Reassessment of the Order Trinucleida (Trilobita) . 2020 . . 18 . 13 . 1061–1077 . 10.1080/14772019.2020.1720324. 2020JSPal..18.1061B . 212995185 .
  2. Web site: TRILOBITE ORDER TRINUCLEIDA FACT SHEET. www.trilobites.info.