Telephinidae

Telephinidae
Temporal range:
Opipeuterella, reconstruction in dorsal view and swimming
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Proetida
Superfamily: †Bathyuroidea
Family: †Telephinidae
Marek, 1952
Genera and subgenera
  • Telephina (Telephina) Marek 1952
  • Telephina (Telephops) Nicolaisen, 1963
  • Carolinites Kobayashi, 1940
  • Carrickia Tripp, 1965
  • Goniophrys Ross, 1951
  • Oopsites Fortey, 1975
  • Opipeuterella Fortey, 2005 = Opipeuter Fortey, 1974, non Opipeuter Uzzell, 1969, a lizard, now included in Proctoporus
Synonyms
  • Telephidae
  • Carrickiinae

Telephinidae is a family of pelagic trilobites with large wide-angle eyes, occupying most of the free cheeks, downward directed facial spines and 9-10 thorax segments. The family is known during the entire Ordovician and occurred in deep water around the globe.

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