''Arcticalymene'' is a genus of trilobites found in

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-aged marine strata of Arctic Canada and Central Victoria,

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. The Canadian species are named after each of the

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: ''A. cooki'' ( Paul Cook), ''A. jonesi'' (

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), ''A. matlocki'' ( Glen Matlock), ''A. rotteni'' ( Johnny Rotten) and ''A. viciousi'' ( Sid Vicious), all named by Adrain and Edgecombe in 1997.Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
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