The generic name is a compound word from Latin, "cloaca," meaning sewer, and from Greek, "aspis," meaning "shield." Thus, Cloacaspis translate as "sewer shield." In his book, Trilobite! Eyewitness to Evolution, Fortey, who first discovered the genus in Ordovician strata in Spitsbergen, explained that the rocks they were found in had a rank, sulfurous odor, reminding him of raw sewage.[4]
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^ abSepkoski, Jack (2002). . Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
^Fortey, R.A., "The Ordovician Trilobites of Spitsbergen" [1]
^Fortey, Richard. Trilobite! Eyewitness to Evolution Random House Inc, 2001 p 70
^Fortey, Richard. Trilobite! Eyewitness to Evolution Random House Inc, 2001 p 69
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cloacaspis, extinct, genus, olenid, ptychopariid, trilobite, lived, during, early, part, arenig, stage, ordovician, period, faunal, stage, which, lasted, from, approximately, million, years, richard, fortey, proposed, that, these, particular, trilobites, lived. Cloacaspis is an extinct genus of Olenid Ptychopariid trilobite It lived during the early part of the Arenig stage of the Ordovician Period 1 a faunal stage which lasted from approximately 478 to 471 million years ago Richard Fortey has proposed that these particular trilobites lived in anoxic regions of the ocean floor and cultivated symbiotic sulfur metabolizing bacteria 3 CloacaspisTemporal range Early Arenig 1 Cloacaspis senilis and C ekphymosa Scientific classification Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Trilobita Order Ptychopariida Suborder Olenina Superfamily Olenoidea Family Olenidae Genus CloacaspisFortey 1974 2 Etymology editThe generic name is a compound word from Latin cloaca meaning sewer and from Greek aspis meaning shield Thus Cloacaspis translate as sewer shield In his book Trilobite Eyewitness to Evolution Fortey who first discovered the genus in Ordovician strata in Spitsbergen explained that the rocks they were found in had a rank sulfurous odor reminding him of raw sewage 4 References edit a b Sepkoski Jack 2002 A compendium of fossil marine animal genera Trilobita entry Bulletins of American Paleontology 364 560 Archived from the original on 2006 09 05 Retrieved 2008 01 12 Fortey R A The Ordovician Trilobites of Spitsbergen 1 Fortey Richard Trilobite Eyewitness to Evolution Random House Inc 2001 p 70 Fortey Richard Trilobite Eyewitness to Evolution Random House Inc 2001 p 69 nbsp This Ptychopariida related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cloacaspis amp oldid 1108741737, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
