Selenopeltis aff longispinus
Trilobites Order Lichida, Family Odontopleuridae
Onnia aff superba
Trilobites Order Asaphida, Family Trinucleidae
Geological Time: Ordovician
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Selenopeltis: 34 mm long by 42 mm wide Onnia: 24 mm long by 21 mm wide (with spines) on a 90 by 70 mm matrix
Fossil Site: Blekos , Morocco
Fossil Code: 12173
Price: $365.00
 Description:
This fine plaque houses a fine trilobite called Selenopeltis longispinis.
I am unsure whether the name is accurate as the ones typically
termed longispinus have somewhat different pleural spines. The
second is called Onnia superba. In all likelihood it is unnamed.
In the past trilobites from Morocco were taken to Europe where
they often were assigned names of local species. For the sake of
argument let us call these Selenopeltis aff longispinus and Onnia
aff superba until such trilobites can be sorted out. |
