Metacalymene

Metacalymene is a genus of trilobites in the order Phacopida, family Calymenidae. This genus is considered monotypic, containing only the type species:

  • Metacalymene baylei Barrande, 1846.

Metacalymene
Temporal range: Ludfordian–Pridoli
Metacalymene baylei from Beroun, Dlauhà, Prague Basin Czech Republic at the National Museum (Prague)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Trilobita
Order:
Phacopida
Suborder:
Calymenina
Family:
Calymenidae
Genus:
Metacalymene

Kegel 1927

These trilobites were nektobenthic detritivore. They lived in the Silurian period in the Ludlow epoch, from 422.9 ± 1.5 to 418.7 ± 2.8 million years ago.

Distribution

Silurian of the Czech Republic.

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