Trilobite
Paralejurus
Smooth Devonian trilobite
Paralejurus is a smooth, streamlined Devonian styginid trilobite from the Moroccan Anti-Atlas with a large, effaced pygidium bearing faint ribs. It is common, usually genuine and moderately priced; large specimens from Issoumour make handsome pieces. Its polished look leads some sellers to mislabel it as Scutellum.
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
|---|---|
| Class | Trilobita |
| Order | Corynexochida |
| Family | Styginidae |
| Group | Trilobite |
| Rank (PBDB) | genus· Paleobiology Database |
| Author | Hawle and Corda 1847· Paleobiology Database |
| Classification (PBDB) | Arthropoda › Trilobita › Corynexochida › Styginidae· Paleobiology Database |
| Range (PBDB) | 420–388 Ma· Paleobiology Database |
| PBDB occurrences | 40· Paleobiology Database |
Elsewhere
- GBIF: 4636982
- PBDB: 19647
- Wikidata: Q1557570
- PBDB taxon page
- Wikipedia: Paralejurus
- PBDB search: Paralejurus
Cite this article
Stratum Study. "Paralejurus" (Taxon). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19. https://stratum.black/study/taxa/paralejurus. Accessed 2026-09-20.
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