''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct
trinucleid trilobites that lived during the
Ordovician period. They were mostly blind.
They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Turkey.
Species
Valid species of ''Cryptolithus'' include:
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* ''Cryptolithus bellulus
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' ( Ulrich, 1879)
* '' Cryptolithus carimatus''
* ''Cryptolithus fittsi
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and ...
'' ( Ulrich & Whittington)
* ''Cryptolithus goldfussi
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' ( Barrande)
* ''Cryptolithus inopinatus
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' (Whittard)
* ''Cryptolithus intertetus
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' (Whittard)
* ''Cryptolithus lorerainensis
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' (Ruedemann)
* ''Cryptolithus lorettensis
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' (Foerste Foerste is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* August Foerste (1862–1936), American geologist, science teacher, and paleontologist
* Maxime Foerste (born 1991), German actress
See also
* Renata Forste, American sociologi ...
, 1924)
* ''Cryptolithus ornatus
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' (Sternberg)
* ''Cryptolithus portlockii
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
''
** ''Cryptolithus portlockii girvanensis
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
''
* ''Cryptolithus quadrillatus
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
''
* ''Cryptolithus recurvus
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' ( Ulrich, 1919)
* ''Cryptolithus tessellatus
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' ( Green, 1832)
* ''Cryptolithus ultimus
''Cryptolithus'' is a genus of extinct trinucleid trilobites that lived during the Ordovician period. They were mostly blind. They are found in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Tu ...
'' ( Barrande)
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3698832
Trinucleidae
Asaphida genera