''Struszia'' is a genus of fossil
trilobites from the
Silurian
The Silurian ( ) is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya. The Silurian is the shortest period of the Paleozo ...
period, erected in 1993 and named after paleontologist Desmond L. Strusz.
Species
The genus contains 16 species, several of them named after members of
The Beatles or people connected to the band:
[
* '']Struszia concomitans
''Struszia'' is a genus of fossil trilobites from the Silurian period, erected in 1993 and named after paleontologist Desmond L. Strusz.
Species
The genus contains 16 species, several of them named after members of The Beatles or people connecte ...
'' (Přibyl & Vaněk, 1962)
* ''Struszia dimitrovi
''Struszia'' is a genus of fossil trilobites from the Silurian period, erected in 1993 and named after paleontologist Desmond L. Strusz.
Species
The genus contains 16 species, several of them named after members of The Beatles or people connecte ...
'' (Perry & Chatterton, 1979)
* ''Struszia epsteini
''Struszia'' is a genus of fossil trilobites from the Silurian period, erected in 1993 and named after paleontologist Desmond L. Strusz.
Species
The genus contains 16 species, several of them named after members of The Beatles or people connecte ...
'' Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 (named after Brian Epstein)
* ''Struszia harrisoni
''Struszia'' is a genus of fossil trilobites from the Silurian period, erected in 1993 and named after paleontologist Desmond L. Strusz.
Species
The genus contains 16 species, several of them named after members of The Beatles or people connecte ...
'' Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 (named after George Harrison
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...
)
* ''Struszia hilarula
''Struszia'' is a genus of fossil trilobites from the Silurian period, erected in 1993 and named after paleontologist Desmond L. Strusz.
Species
The genus contains 16 species, several of them named after members of The Beatles or people connecte ...
'' (Kegel, 1927)
* ''Struszia indianensis
''Struszia'' is a genus of fossil trilobites from the Silurian period, erected in 1993 and named after paleontologist Desmond L. Strusz.
Species
The genus contains 16 species, several of them named after members of The Beatles or people connecte ...
'' (Kindle & Breger, 1904)
* ''Struszia martini
''Struszia'' is a genus of fossil trilobites from the Silurian period, erected in 1993 and named after paleontologist Desmond L. Strusz.
Species
The genus contains 16 species, several of them named after members of The Beatles or people connecte ...
'' Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 (named after George Martin)
* '' Struszia mccartneyi'' Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 (named after Paul McCartney)
* ''Struszia obtusa
''Struszia'' is a genus of fossil trilobites from the Silurian period, erected in 1993 and named after paleontologist Desmond L. Strusz.
Species
The genus contains 16 species, several of them named after members of The Beatles or people connecte ...
'' (Angelin, 1851)
* ''Struszia onoae
''Struszia'' is a genus of fossil trilobites from the Silurian period, erected in 1993 and named after paleontologist Desmond L. Strusz.
Species
The genus contains 16 species, several of them named after members of The Beatles or people connecte ...
'' Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 (named after Yoko Ono)
* '' Struszia petebesti'' Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 (named after Pete Best)
* '' Struszia ramskoeldi'' (Edgecombe, 1990)
* '' Struszia rosensteinae'' (Tripp ''et al.'', 1977)
* ''Struszia subvariolaris
''Struszia'' is a genus of fossil trilobites from the Silurian period, erected in 1993 and named after paleontologist Desmond L. Strusz.
Species
The genus contains 16 species, several of them named after members of The Beatles or people connecte ...
'' (Münster, 1840)
* ''Struszia testosteron
''Struszia'' is a genus of fossil trilobites from the Silurian period, erected in 1993 and named after paleontologist Desmond L. Strusz.
Species
The genus contains 16 species, several of them named after members of The Beatles or people connecte ...
'' (Šnajdr, 1981)
* ''Struszia transiens
''Struszia'' is a genus of fossil trilobites from the Silurian period, erected in 1993 and named after paleontologist Desmond L. Strusz.
Species
The genus contains 16 species, several of them named after members of The Beatles or people connecte ...
'' (Barrande, 1852)
The following species were formerly in genus ''Struszia'' (subgenus ''Avalanchurus''), but were moved out when ''Avalanchurus
''Avalanchurus'' is an extinct genus of trilobites from the Silurian period. It was originally described in 1993 as a subgenus of '' Struszia'', and then promoted in 1997 to genus status.
Species
The genus contains five described species, most ...
'' was promoted to genus status:
* ''Avalanchurus dakon
''Avalanchurus'' is an extinct genus of trilobites from the Silurian period. It was originally described in 1993 as a subgenus of ''Struszia'', and then promoted in 1997 to genus status.
Species
The genus contains five described species, most o ...
'' (Šnajdr, 1983)
* ''Avalanchurus lennoni
''Avalanchurus'' is an extinct genus of trilobites from the Silurian period. It was originally described in 1993 as a subgenus of ''Struszia'', and then promoted in 1997 to genus status.
Species
The genus contains five described species, most o ...
'' Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 (named after John Lennon)
* ''Avalanchurus starri
''Avalanchurus'' is an extinct genus of trilobites from the Silurian period. It was originally described in 1993 as a subgenus of ''Struszia'', and then promoted in 1997 to genus status.
Species
The genus contains five described species, most o ...
'' Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 (named after Ringo Starr
Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...
)
See also
* List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)
References
External links
''Struszia''
at the Paleobiology Database
Fossils of British Columbia
Encrinuridae genera
Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories
Paleozoic life of Nunavut
Encrinuridae
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