Esmeraldina

Esmeraldina
Temporal range: Late Atdabanian[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Redlichiida
Suborder: Olenellina
Superfamily: Olenelloidea
Family: Holmiidae
Genus: Esmeraldina
Resser & Howell, 1938
Species
  • E. elliptica Hollingsworth, 2006
  • E. rowei Walcott, 1910
Synonyms

Esmeraldina is an extinct genus of holmiid trilobites. It lived during the late Atdabanian stage,[1] which lasted from 530 to 524 million years ago during the early part of the Cambrian Period.

References

  1. 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 1 December 2008.


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