Heliopeltis johnsoni


Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Trilobita
Order
Corynexochida
Suborder
Illaenina
Superfamily
Illaenoidea
Family
Styginidae
Binomial Name
Heliopeltis johnsoni
(= Andegavia sp. )
Formation
Quadrops Couche, Tazoulait Formation
Locale
Jebel Ofaten, Morocco
Age
Devonian (Emsian/Eifelian transition)
Notes

To see where this "ball of spines" trilobite comes from, start with a Kolihapeltis, make the spines a little longer all around, and thin out the pygidium until it is itself a spine.

As with many other scuttelid trilobites, the lenses of the holochroal eyes are well preserved.


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Heliopeltis johnsoni front view


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Heliopeltis johnsoni left eye


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