Irinia is an extinct genus of trilobites in the family Anomocaridae. It lived during the Cambrian Period that lasted from approximately 539 to 485 million years ago.[1][2]

Irinia
Temporal range: Cambrian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Asaphida
Family: Anomocaridae
Genus: Irinia
Egorova and Savitsky, 1968

References edit

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  2. ^ "Stratigraphic Chart 2022" (PDF). International Stratigraphic Commission. February 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.