Phacopida

Walliserops sp.

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

Emsian (Early Devonian)Morocco
Walliserops sp. — photo 1
Photo 1 · providing specimens; ops, Greek, eye Very similar to Walliserops trifurcatus, with the main differences: the pre-cephalic trident spine has a relatively shorter shaft; the vertical backward-curved spinules are longer, especially those on the occipital ring and palpebral lobes; thoracic axial and pleural spines start from segment 2. Complete dorsal exoskeleton (Morocco; Mr. Heiyanquan)
Classification
Order Phacopida / Suborder Phacopina / Superfamily Acastoidea / Family Acastidae / Subfamily Asteropyginae
Genus
Walliserops Morzadec, 2001
Genus author
Morzadec P.
Genus etymology
O. Walliser, professor at Göttingen University, in gratitude for his research on the Moroccan Devonian and for
Species
Walliserops sp.
Species author
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Species etymology
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Age
Emsian (Early Devonian)
Distribution
Morocco