''Bainella'' is an extinct genus of Devonian

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s from off the coast of

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. Fossils were found in the Ponta Grossa Formation of

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, Belén, Icla and Gamoneda Formations of

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and the Gydo, Gamka and Voorstehoek Formations of

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. It contains three species: ''B. africana'', ''B. baini'', and ''B. cristagalli''.''Bainella''
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References

Calmoniidae Phacopida genera Devonian trilobites of Africa Fossils of South Africa Devonian trilobites of South America Devonian Bolivia Fossils of Bolivia Devonian Brazil Fossils of Brazil Paraná Basin Fossil taxa described in 1930 {{phacopida-stub