''Scutellum'' was a genus of trilobite in the family

Styginidae ''Styginidae'' is a family of trilobite in the order Corynexochida. Fossils of the various genera are found in marine strata throughout the world, aged from Ordovician up until the family's extinction during the Silurian The Silurian ( ) is ...

. They lived during the

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 ...

Period and are most often found in the

Atlas Mountain The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. It separates the Sahara Desert from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; the name "Atlantic" is derived from the mountain range. It stretches around through Moroc ...

area of Morocco.

References

Styginidae Corynexochida genera Devonian trilobites of Africa Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories Paleozoic life of Nunavut Paleozoic life of Quebec {{Corynexochida-stub