| Eskoharpes Temporal range: Frasnian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Trilobita |
| Subclass: | Librostoma |
| Order: | Harpetida |
| Family: | Harpetidae |
| Genus: | Eskoharpes |
Eskoharpes is a genus of harpetid trilobites. Along with Globoharpes it is one of the only harpetids that are found from the Frasnian stage of the Devonian period. It most likely evolved from Lioharpes.
Species
All species of Eskoharpes, except for E. neogracilis (Germany and Australia) and E. sicarius (Morocco), are found in the late Frasnian of the Canning Basin in Western Australia.
Species list
- E. boltoni
- E. guthae
- E. neogracilis (=Harpes neogracilis)
- E. palanasus (type species)
- E. sicarius
- E. wandjina
References
- McNamara, Kenneth; Feist, Raimund; Ebach, Malte (2009). "Patterns of Evolution and Extinction in the Last Harpetid Trilobites During the Late Devonian (Frasnian)". Palaeontology . 52 (1): 11–33. Bibcode:2009Palgy..52...11M. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00832.x. S2CID 129912220.
- ^ Johnson, R. G. (2024). "Devonian Harpetidae from the central and eastern Anti–Atlas, Morocco". Zootaxa. 5450 (1): 1–185. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5450.1.1.
External links
- Order Harpetida - from A Guide to the Orders of Trilobites by Sam Gon III