Neltneriidae
Taxonavigation
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: †Artiopoda
Superclassis: †Trilobitomorpha
Classis: †Trilobita
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: †Artiopoda
Superclassis: †Trilobitomorpha
Classis: †Trilobita
Ordo: †Redlichiida
Subordo: †Olenellina
Superfamilia: †Fallotaspidoidea
Familia:
Name
Neltneriidae Hupé, 1953
Taxonavigation
- Regnum: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Classis: Trilobita
- Ordo: Ptychopariida
- Familia: Neltneriidae
⧼Description⧽
Neltneriidae is an extinct family of trilobites belonging to the order Ptychopariida, that lived during the Lower Cambrian period. This family is known primarily from fossil records found in North Africa, especially the Anti-Atlas region of Morocco.
The family is characterized by:
- moderately convex cephalon,
- a well-defined glabella with lateral furrows,
- thorax with 8–12 segments, and
- a pygidium that is usually small and undifferentiated.
They are believed to be benthic (bottom-dwelling), slow-moving marine arthropods that played a role in early Cambrian benthic ecosystems.
Etymology
The family name Neltneriidae is derived from the type genus Neltneria, which was named in honor of the geologist Louis Neltner, who made significant contributions to North African geological exploration.
⧼Genera⧽
- Bondonella
- Neltneria (type genus)