Calymene

Calymene
Calymene Ca*lym"e*ne, n. [Gr. (?) concealed, p. p. of ? to conceal.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of trilobites characteristic of the Silurian age. [1913 Webster]

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  • Calymene — ▪ trilobite       genus of trilobites (extinct arthropods) dating from the Ordovician Period (505 to 438 million years ago). Well known in the fossil record, Calymene remains have been found in which impressions or actual remains of appendages… …   Universalium

  • Calymene blumenbachi — Dudley Bug redirects here. For the vintage car, see Dudly Bug. Calymene blumenbachi Calymene blumenbachii, on display at the Natural History Museum, London …   Wikipedia

  • Calymene niagarensis — Taxobox name = Calymene niagarensis fossil range = Middle Silurian image width = 240px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Trilobita ordo = Phacopida subordo = Calymenina familia = Calymenidae genus = Calymene species …   Wikipedia

  • calymene — ca·lym·e·ne …   English syllables

  • calymene — kəˈlimə(ˌ)nē noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, modification of Greek kekalymmenē, feminine of kekalymmenos, perfect passive participle of kalyptein to cover, conceal more at hell : a genus of trilobites of the Ordovician, Silurian,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Diacalymene — Temporal range: Ordovician–Silurian …   Wikipedia

  • Facial suture (trilobite anatomy) — Facial sutures are sutures in the cephalon (head) of most trilobites, along which the exoskeleton splits during molting. Contents 1 Description 1.1 Dorsal sutures …   Wikipedia

  • Trilobite — ] Highly complex compound eyes are another obvious feature of the cephalon (see below). Figure 3 shows gross morphology of the cephalon. The cheeks (genae) are the pleural lobes on each side of the axial feature, the glabella. When trilobites… …   Wikipedia

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