Avalanchurus
Extinct genus of trilobites
| Avalanchurus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Trilobita |
| Order: | Phacopida |
| Family: | Encrinuridae |
| Genus: | Avalanchurus Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 |
| Type species | |
| Avalanchurus lennoni[1] Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 | |
| Species | |
| 5; see text | |
Avalanchurus is an extinct genus of trilobites from the Silurian period. It was originally described in 1993 as a subgenus of Struszia, and then promoted in 1997 to genus status.[1][2]
Species
The genus contains five described species, most of them named after famous musicians:[1][2]
- Avalanchurus dakon (Šnajdr, 1983)
- Avalanchurus lennoni Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 (named in honour of John Lennon)
- Avalanchurus starri Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 (named in honour of Ringo Starr)
- Avalanchurus simoni Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 (named in honour of Paul Simon)
- Avalanchurus garfunkeli Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 (named in honour of Art Garfunkel)
See also
- List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)
References
- ^ a b c Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Chatterton, Brian D.E. (1993). "Silurian (Wenlock-Ludlow) encrinurine trilobites from the Mackenzie Mountains, Canada, and related species". Palaeontographica Abteilung A. 229 (4–6): 75–112. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b Adrain, Jonathan M.; Edgecombe, Gregory D. (1997). "Silurian encrinurine trilobites from the central Canadian Arctic" (PDF). Palaeontographica Canadiana. 14: 1–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
External links
- Avalanchurus at the Paleobiology Database
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