sphaerexochine

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noun

Any trilobite of the genus Sphaerexochus.

Scrabble 31

Meanings

nounsphaerexochine (plural sphaerexochines)

plural sphaerexochines

  1. Any trilobite of the genus Sphaerexochus.

    The monophyly of this group has been discussed previously by Congreve and Lieberman, however these results suggest that the sphaerexochines may represent a paraphyletic grade within the traditionally defined Eccoptochilinae.

    2012 November 16, IW Gapp, “Unraveling the phylogenetic relationships of the Eccoptochilinae, an enigmatic array of Ordovician cheirurid trilobites”, in PLOS One
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