''Anchiopella'' is a genus of

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 ...

s in the order Phacopida, which existed in Early

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 ...

times in what is now

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

. It was described by Reed in 1907, and the type species is ''Anchiopella cristagalli'', which was originally described as ''Encrinurus cristagalli'' by Woodward in 1873.Jell, P.A. and Adrain, J.M. (2002
''Available Generic Names for Trilobites'', Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48(2)
, page 341.

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Paleobiology Database The Paleobiology Database is an online resource for information on the distribution and classification of fossil animals, plants, and microorganisms. History The Paleobiology Database (PBDB) originated in the NCEAS-funded Phanerozoic Marine Pale ...

Paleozoic animals of Africa Calmoniidae Phacopida genera Devonian trilobites of Africa {{phacopida-stub