Definition of Odontopleurids. Meaning of Odontopleurids. Synonyms of Odontopleurids

- ornamentation, or both. Many odontopleurids are so spinose so as to be described as having "spines on (their) spines." Odontopleurids have 8 to 13 thoracic segments...
- strata, primarily of China. Damesellids are closely related to the odontopleurids of Odontopleuridae, but are not nearly as spinose, nor possess spines...
- their environment. Dicranurus trilobites are distinguished from other odontopleurids by the pair of large, curled, horn-like spines that emanate from behind...
- Dipentaspis is an extinct genus of damesellid odontopleurid trilobite. It lived during the Cambrian Period, which lasted from approximately 539 to 485...
- Selenopeltis (/sɛliːnoʊpɛltɪs/) is an extinct genus of odontopleurid trilobites in the family Odontopleuridae. Species in the genus Selenopeltis can reach...
- Meadowtownella is a rare genus of odontopleurid trilobite found in Ordovician rocks. It is similar to Acidaspis cincinnatiensis but without the occipital...
- Cyrtoprora is an extinct genus of damesellid odontopleurid trilobite. It lived from 501 to 490 million years ago during the Dresbachian faunal stage of...
- Odontopleuridae is a family of odontopleurid trilobites found in marine strata throughout the world. Odontopleurids of Odontopleuridae first appear in...
- Orphanaspis is a poorly known genus of odontopleurid trilobite in the family Odontopleuridae. The genus is originally based on poorly preserved material...
- smooth, or are fringed with smaller spines. M. mira is notable among odontopleurids in that the living animals had compound eyes set upon tall eyestalks...