Mummaspis

Mummaspis
Temporal range: late Lower Cambrian (Lower Olenellus-zone) 524–518.5 Ma
Mummaspis macer, (Type specimen), Fruitville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. U.S. National Museum, Catalogue No. 60092
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"Laudoniidae"
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"Laudoniinae"
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Mummaspis

Fritz, 1992
species
  • M. occidens (Walcott, 1913), (type), synonyms Wanneria occidens, Esmeraldina occidens[1]
  • M. truncatooculatus (Fritz, 1992), synonym Olenellus truncatooculatus[1]
  • M. oblisooculatus Fritz, 1992[1]
  • M. muralensis (Fritz, 1992), synonym Olenellus muralensis[1]
  • M. macer (Walcott, 1913), synonyms Holmia macer, Esmeraldina macer, Wanneria macer[1]

Mummaspis is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites, with five known species.[1] It lived during the early part of the Botomian stage, which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. This faunal stage was part of the Cambrian Period.

Headshield of Mummaspis occidens, type specimen. U.S. National Museum, Catalogue No. 60080
  1. ^ a b c d e f Lieberman, B. S. (1999). "Systematic Revision of the Olenelloidea (Trilobita, Cambrian)" (PDF). Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 45.