''Acanthopyge'' is an extinct

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

lichid Lichida is an order of typically spiny trilobite that lived from the Furongian to the Devonian period. These trilobites usually have 8–13 thoracic segments. Their exoskeletons often have a grainy texture or have wart or spine-like tubercles. S ...

trilobite Trilobites (; meaning "three lobes") are extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. Trilobites form one of the earliest-known groups of arthropods. The first appearance of trilobites in the fossil record defines the base of the At ...

that lived during the

Devonian The Devonian ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya. It is named after Devon, England, whe ...

. Very few ''A. consanguinea'' from the Devonian of Oklahoma have been found, and only a handful of complete specimens from Morocco, and many so-called ''Acanthopyge''-specimens from Morocco are fake.

References

Sources

''Photos of A. consanguinea''

External links

'' Trilobite info (Sam Gon III)''
Lichida Silurian trilobites Devonian trilobites of North America Fossils of Morocco Fossils of the United States Silurian first appearances Middle Devonian genus extinctions Paleozoic life of Ontario Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories {{lichida-stub