Struszia mccartneyi
| Struszia mccartneyi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | †Artiopoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Phacopida |
| Family: | †Encrinuridae |
| Genus: | †Struszia |
| Species: | †S. mccartneyi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Struszia mccartneyi Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993
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Struszia mccartneyi is a species of trilobite found in Silurian deposits of the Mackenzie Mountains in Canada.[1] It is named after British musician Paul McCartney,[2] being one of several in the genus Struszia named after members of The Beatles or people connected to the band.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature