Aff Octillaenus
Trilobites Order Corynexochida, Family Illaenidae
Geological Time: Middle Ordovician
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Trilobite is 24 mm long (curve measure) by 24 mm wide on a 135 mm by 95 mm matrix
Fossil Site: Hmar Lakhdad, Morocco
 Description:
This unusual trilobite comes from the Ordovician deposits near Hmar
Lakhdad, Morocco. It is a member of the Illaenidae, trilobites
more frequently seen from Europe (particularly Russia) and less
frequently from North America. I sent photos to one of the most
well-versed collectors of Moroccan trilobites, and he told me
it was similar to Octillaenus from Europe, but that the genus
has not been reported in the literature as found in Morocco.. |
