Hypodicranotus

Hypodicranotus striatulus is an extinct, pelagic trilobite in the order Asaphida, of the family Remopleuridae. Its fossils are found in Middle Ordovician-aged marine strata in New York State, United States, and in Ontario, Canada.

Hypodicranotus
Temporal range: Middle Ordovician
Artist's reconstruction
Scientific classification
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Family:
Remopleurididae
Genus:
Hypodicranotus

Whittington, 1952
Species:
H. striatulus
Binomial name
Hypodicranotus striatulus
(Walcott, 1875)
Synonyms

Remopleurides striatulus Walcott, 1875

The dorsal exoskeleton of H. striatulus is very similar to the related genus, Remopleurides, but, H. striatulus has a comparatively enormous, forked hypostome.

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