Dalmanites — Dalmanites
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Trilobite

Dalmanites

Silurian phacopid

Dalmanites is the Silurian dalmanitid with large crescent eyes and a tail ending in a spine, known from the Waldron Shale of Indiana, the Rochester Shale of New York and the Wenlock of England. D. limulurus from the Rochester Shale (Caleb's Quarry) is the collector's species. Complete specimens with the tail spine intact are worth more; check for a reattached pygidium.

PhylumArthropoda
ClassTrilobita
OrderPhacopida
FamilyDalmanitidae
GroupTrilobite
Rank (PBDB)genus· Paleobiology Database
AuthorBarrande 1852· Paleobiology Database
Classification (PBDB)Arthropoda › Trilobita › Phacopida › Dalmanitidae· Paleobiology Database
Range (PBDB)461–372 Ma· Paleobiology Database
PBDB occurrences232· Paleobiology Database

Elsewhere

Cite this article

Stratum Study. "Dalmanites" (Taxon). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19. https://stratum.black/study/taxa/dalmanites. Accessed 2026-09-20.

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  title        = {Dalmanites},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/taxa/dalmanites}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Taxon article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19; sources: stratum, pbdb, wikidata, commons. Accessed 2026-09-20.}
}

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