Lisania

Lisania
Temporal range: Cambrian[1]
Lisania spinosa (syn. Aojia spinosa)
Scientific classification
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Lisaniidae
Genus:
Lisania

Walcott, 1911
Synonyms

Aojia Kobayashi, 1935

Lisania is an extinct genus of trilobites, and is the type genus of the family Lisaniidae. Members of the genus lived during the Cambrian Period,[1] which lasted from approximately 542 to 488 million years ago.

References

  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-12.