Odontopleuridae is a family of odontopleurid trilobites found in marine strata throughout the world. The family is Late Cambrian to Frasnian in age. The members of Odontopleuridae are known for their spinose appearance, having long, often numerous spines along the edges of their exoskeletons, and derived from ends of segments or tubercle ornaments.
Genera
Odontopleuridae includes the following genera:
Acanthalomina ?Acidaspidella ?Acidaspides Acidaspis Anacaenaspis Apianurus Archaeopleura Boedaspis Borkopleura Brutonaspis Calipernurus Ceratocara Ceratocephala Ceratocephalinus Ceratonurus Chlustinia Dalaspis Diacanthaspis Dicranurus Dudleyaspis Edgecombeaspis Eoleonaspis Exallaspis Funeralaspis Gaotania Globulaspis Hispaniaspis Isoprusia Ivanopleura Kettneraspis Koneprusia Laethoprusia Leonaspis Meadowtownella Miraspis Ningnanaspis Odontopleura Orphanaspis Periallaspis Primaspis Proceratocephala Radiaspis Rinconaspis Selenopeltis Selenopeltoides Sinespinaspis Stelckaspis Taemasaspis Uriarra Whittingtonia
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