''Mackenziurus'' is a
genus
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of
phacopid
Phacopidae is a family of phacopid trilobites that ranges from the Lower Ordovician to the Upper Devonian, with representatives in all paleocontinents.
Description
As in all Phacopina, the eyes (if present) consist of very large (0.5 mm in ' ...
trilobite
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s from the
Silurian
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containing several
species
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, including four named after members of the American punk band the
Ramones
The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first true punk rock group. Despite achieving a limited commercial appeal in the United ...
.
Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
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Species
The type species is ''M. reimeri'', described by G.D. Edgecombe and B.D.E. Chatterton in 1990. The species named for members of the Ramones, all named by J.M. Adrain and G.D. Edgecombe in 1997, are:
* ''M. joeyi'', named after Joey Ramone
* ''M. johnnyi'', named after Johnny Ramone
John William Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known by his stage name Johnny Ramone, was an American musician who was the guitarist and a founding member of the Ramones, a band that helped pioneer the punk movement. ...
* ''M. deedeei'', named after Dee Dee Ramone
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* ''M. ceejayi'', named after C. J. Ramone
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Additional ''Mackenziurus'' species include:
* ''M. lauriae'' Gass, Edgecombe, Ramsköld, Mikulic & Watkins, 1992
See also
* List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)
* List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)
References
Encrinuridae genera
Fossil taxa described in 1990
Silurian trilobites
Trilobites of North America
Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories
Paleozoic life of Nunavut
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