Struszia is a genus of fossil trilobites from the Silurian period, erected in 1993 and named after paleontologist Desmond L. Strusz.[1][2]

Struszia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Phacopida
Family: Encrinuridae
Genus: Struszia
Edgecombe, Ramsköld & Chatterton, 1993
Type species
Struszia obtusa[1]
(Angelin, 1851) Edgecombe, Ramsköld & Chatterton, 1993
Species

16; see text

Species

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The genus contains 16 species, several of them named after members of The Beatles or people connected to the band:[1][2]

The following species were formerly in genus Struszia (subgenus Avalanchurus), but were moved out when Avalanchurus was promoted to genus status:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Chatterton, Brian D.E. (1993). "Silurian (Wenlock-Ludlow) encrinurine trilobites from the Mackenzie Mountains, Canada, and related species". Palaeontographica Abteilung A. 229 (4–6): 75–112. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Adrain, Jonathan M.; Edgecombe, Gregory D. (1997). "Silurian encrinurine trilobites from the central Canadian Arctic" (PDF). Palaeontographica Canadiana. 14: 1–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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