Redlichiida

Cambropallas telesto

Order Redlichiida / Suborder Olenellina / Superfamily Olenelloidea / Family Holmiidae

Cambrian, Miaolingian, WuliuanMorocco
Cambropallas telesto — photo 1
Photo 1 · cambr-, Cambrian, referring to the occurrence of the genus in Cambrian strata; Pallas, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, Pallas Athena used his name as a prefix Pallas possessed a breastplate composed of transverse band-like plates, later used by Athena. This alludes to the thoracic segments of Cambropallas resembling this band-like breastplate in appearance. Telesto, the Oceanid of Greek mythology, one of the three thousand daughters of the sea-god Oceanus, said to be Holotype PIW 93VII1 (Morocco; Geyer et al., 1995) Complete dorsal shield, 26.1cm (Morocco; Levi-Setti 2014) Complete dorsal shield, part and counterpart (Morocco; Levi-Setti 2014)
Cambropallas telesto — photo 2
Photo 2 · cambr-, Cambrian, referring to the occurrence of the genus in Cambrian strata; Pallas, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, Pallas Athena used his name as a prefix Pallas possessed a breastplate composed of transverse band-like plates, later used by Athena. This alludes to the thoracic segments of Cambropallas resembling this band-like breastplate in appearance. Telesto, the Oceanid of Greek mythology, one of the three thousand daughters of the sea-god Oceanus, said to be Holotype PIW 93VII1 (Morocco; Geyer et al., 1995) Complete dorsal shield, 26.1cm (Morocco; Levi-Setti 2014) Complete dorsal shield, part and counterpart (Morocco; Levi-Setti 2014)
Cambropallas telesto — photo 3
Photo 3 · cambr-, Cambrian, referring to the occurrence of the genus in Cambrian strata; Pallas, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, Pallas Athena used his name as a prefix Pallas possessed a breastplate composed of transverse band-like plates, later used by Athena. This alludes to the thoracic segments of Cambropallas resembling this band-like breastplate in appearance. Telesto, the Oceanid of Greek mythology, one of the three thousand daughters of the sea-god Oceanus, said to be Holotype PIW 93VII1 (Morocco; Geyer et al., 1995) Complete dorsal shield, 26.1cm (Morocco; Levi-Setti 2014) Complete dorsal shield, part and counterpart (Morocco; Levi-Setti 2014)
Classification
Order Redlichiida / Suborder Olenellina / Superfamily Olenelloidea / Family Holmiidae
Genus
Cambropallas Geyer, 1993
Genus author
Geyer G.
Genus etymology
In Greek mythology, during the war between the gods and the Titans, Athena slew the Titan Pallas and afterwards
Species
C. telesto Geyer, 1993
Species author
Geyer G.
Species etymology
of enormous size alluding to this being the largest known olenelline trilobite, and to its marine habitat
Age
Cambrian, Miaolingian, Wuliuan
Distribution
Morocco
Diagnosis
Dorsal shield surface granular. glabella long and nearly cylindrical; palpebral lobe of moderate size; lateral margin broad; genal spine bases broad. Thorax of 16 segments, 3rd segment a slightly stout macropleural segment; Thoracic axis and pleural lobes subequal in width, each ring with median node; Pleural furrow broad and shallow, pleural spines short. Pygidium very small.
Remarks
This species is the type species of Cambropallas.