Vidria
Genus of trilobites
Vidria Temporal range: Guadalupian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Trilobita |
Order: | Proetida |
Family: | Phillipsiidae |
Genus: | Vidria Weller, 1944 |
Binomial name | |
Vidria vespa Weller, 1944[1] |
Vidria vespa is a proetid trilobite belonging to the family Phillipsiidae. The fossils are found in Middle Permian-aged marine strata of Western Texas. It is unique among Permian-aged trilobites in having a posterior spine emanating from the pygidium of the adult (two such posterior spines are present in immature individuals).[1]
References
- ^ a b Weller, J. Marvin. "Permian trilobite genera." Journal of Paleontology (1944): 320-327.
- Proetida fact sheet [1]
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