A new pelagic trilobite from the Ordovician of Spitsbergen, Ireland, and Utah

Volume / Part: 17 / 1
Publication Date: June 1974
Page(s): 111 - 124
Authored By: R. A. Fortey

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Opipeuter inconnivus gen. et sp. nov. is described. It is included with Cremastoglottus Whittard in a new family, the Opipeuteridae, which is probably closest to the Remopleurididae. It is also possible that Opipeuter is related to the enigmatic trilobite Bohemilla Barrande. The functional morphology of Opipeuter indicates a pelagic mode of life.

Palaeontology - Volume 17 Part 1 Pages 111-124

Palaeontology - Volume 17 Part 1 Pages 111-124

Citations

FORTEY, R. A. 1974. A new pelagic trilobite from the Ordovician of Spitsbergen, Ireland, and Utah. Palaeontology, 17, 1, 111–124.