Sinodiscus

Sinodiscus is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the late Atdabanian stage, which lasted from 530 to 524 million years ago during the early part of the Cambrian Period.[1]

Sinodiscus
Temporal range: Late Atdabanian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Trilobita
Order:
Agnostida
Suborder:
Eodiscina
Superfamily:
Eodiscoidea
Family:
Calodiscidae
Genus:
Sinodiscus

Chang, 1974
species
  • S. shipaiensis Chang, 1974 (type)
  • S. changyangensis Zhang, 1977
  • S. kunshanensis Zhang & Zhou, 1985
  • S. trisulcatus Zhang & Zhou, 1985

References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-12.


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