Calodiscidae

Calodiscidae
Temporal range: Lower Cambrian
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Eodiscoidea
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Calodiscidae

Kobayashi, 1943[1]
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Synonyms

Brevidiscinae, Neocobboldinae

The Calodiscidae Kobayashi, 1943 [nom. transl. Öpik, 1975 ex Calodiscinae Kobayashi, 1943] are a family of trilobites belonging to the order Agnostida that lived during the Lower Cambrian (Botomian and Toyonian). They are small or very small, and have a thorax of two or three segments. The Calodiscidae includes five genera (see box).

  1. ^ KOBAYASHI, T. 1943. Brief notes on the eodiscids 1, their classification with a description of a new species and a new variety. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy, Tokyo, 19, 37 - 42.
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