Phacopida

Psychopyge hammerorum

Order Phacopida / Suborder Phacopina / Superfamily Acastoidea / Family Acastidae / Subfamily Asteropyginae

Emsian (Early Devonian)Morocco
Psychopyge hammerorum — photo 1
Photo 1 · McKellar R. Compared with the type species: the cephalic protuberance is long-triangular; the glabella bears spine-like nodes; the occipital spine is longer. Thoracic axial spines on segments 4 and 8. Pygidial axial spines on rings 2, 6, 10 and 14; the marginal spines are more strongly curved, and the fourth pair of marginal spines is longer. Holotype UA13375 (Morocco; Chatterton et al., 2006)
Classification
Order Phacopida / Suborder Phacopina / Superfamily Acastoidea / Family Acastidae / Subfamily Asteropyginae
Genus
Psychopyge Termier & Termier, 1950
Genus author
Termier G. & Termier H.
Genus etymology
psych-, Greek, spirit, mind; pyge, Greek, tail
Species
P. hammerorum Chatterton, Fortey, Brett, Gibb & Chatterton B. D. E., Fortey R., Brett K., Gibb S. &
Species author
Author McKellar, 2006
Species etymology
Hammer, the family name, the Hammer family (Mike, Jeff and Josh).
Age
Emsian (Early Devonian)
Distribution
Morocco