Ushbaspis

Ushbaspis is an extinct genus of redlichiid trilobites in the family Redlichiidae. It lived during the early part of the Botomian stage,[1] which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. This faunal stage was part of the Cambrian Period. Fossils of the genus have been found in the Shabakty Formation of Kazakhstan.

Ushbaspis
Temporal range: Early Botomian[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Trilobita
Order:
Redlichiida
Suborder:
Redlichiina
Superfamily:
Redlichioidea
Family:
Redlichiidae
Subfamily:
Metaredlichiinae
Genus:
Ushbaspis

Keller & Pokrovskaya 1965

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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