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Odontopleura ovata Emmrich, 1839

Odontopleura ovata Emmrich, 1839
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Odontopleura ovata Emmrich, 1839
Odontopleura ovata Emmrich, 1839

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[Synonym : Acidaspis prevosti BARRANDE, 1846 = Odontopleura prevosti*]

Very nice example of a adult Odontopleura ovata as negative.
This pice demonstrates nicely how the marco pleural spines are increasing on adult specimens.

This trilobite species is sometimes labelled as “Odontopleura prevostia”.
It seems that Barrande does not know the publication of Emmrich from the year 1839. Or he decided to ignore that paper for his scientific work because the differences of the preservation, fazias and origin of  Emmrich’s material. However is the older Taxon Odontopleura ovata Emmrich, 1839 the valid one and the younger Acidaspis prevosti BARRANDE, 1846 is an invalid synonym.

(*Trilobita- Type specimens of Fossils in the National Museum Prague 1970 : Page 248)

 
 

Location:

Lodenice, Bohemia, Czech Republic 
Size trilobite:about 19 mm long
Age:Silurian, Wenlock, Liten fm. , Motol Member (about. 430 mill. y.o.)


Product no.: 3610