Arcticalymene

Arcticalymene is a genus of trilobites found in Silurian-aged marine strata of Arctic Canada and Central Victoria, Australia.[1] The Canadian species are named after each of the Sex Pistols: A. cooki (Paul Cook), A. jonesi (Steve Jones), A. matlocki (Glen Matlock), A. rotteni (Johnny Rotten) and A. viciousi (Sid Vicious), all named by Adrian and Edgecombe in 1997.[2][3]

Arcticalymene
Temporal range: Early Ludlow[1]-Late Wenlock[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Trilobita
Order:
Phacopida
Suborder:
Calymenina
Family:
Calymenidae
Genus:
Arcticalymene

Adrian and Edgecombe, 1997
Type species
Arcticalymene viciousi
Adrian and Edgecombe, 1997
Species
  • A. australis Sandford, 2000[1]
  • A. cooki Adrian and Edgecombe, 1997
  • A. jonesi Adrian and Edgecombe, 1997
  • A. matlocki Adrian and Edgecombe, 1997
  • A. rotteni Adrian and Edgecombe, 1997
  • A. viciousi Adrian and Edgecombe, 1997

See also

References
  1. Sandford, A. C. "Trilobite faunas and palaeoenvironmental setting of the Silurian (early Ludlow) Melbourne Formation, central Victoria." Alcheringa24.3 (2000): 153-206.
  2. Adrain, Jonathan M., and Gregory D. Edgecombe. "Silurian (Wenlock) calymenid trilobites from the Cape Phillips Formation, central Canadian Arctic." Journal of Paleontology 71.04 (1997): 657-682.
  3. Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature


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