''Struszia'' is a genus of fossil
trilobite
Trilobites (; meaning "three lobes") are extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. Trilobites form one of the earliest-known groups of arthropods. The first appearance of trilobites in the fossil record defines the base of the At ...
s 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
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or people connected to the band:
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* '']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'' 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'' (Kegel, 1927)
* '' Struszia indianensis'' (Kindle & Breger, 1904)
* '' Struszia martini'' Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 (named after George Martin
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)
* '' Struszia mccartneyi'' Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 (named after Paul McCartney
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)
* ''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
Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野 洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking.
Ono grew up i ...
)
* '' Struszia petebesti'' Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 (named after Pete Best)
* '' Struszia ramskoeldi'' (Edgecombe, 1990)
* '' Struszia rosensteinae'' (Tripp ''et al.'', 1977)
* '' Struszia subvariolaris'' (Münster, 1840)
* '' Struszia testosteron'' (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'' (Šnajdr, 1983)
* '' Avalanchurus lennoni'' Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 (named after John Lennon
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)
* '' Avalanchurus starri'' Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 (named after Ringo Starr
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)
See also
* List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)
References
External links
''Struszia''
at the Paleobiology Database
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History
The Paleobiology Database (PBDB) originated in the NCEAS-funded Phanerozoic Marine Pale ...
Fossils of British Columbia
Encrinuridae genera
Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories
Paleozoic life of Nunavut
Encrinuridae
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