Harpes neograciles  Run. & E. RICHTER 1924

(=Helioharpes; Reticuloharpes) trilobit

life-size model

Zoological classification

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Trilobita

Order: Harpetida

Family: Harpetidae

Genus: Harpides
 

Further information

Harpida is one of the nine orders of the extinct arthropod class Trilobita. The first harpetid trilobites appear in the Upper Cambrian, and the last species die out at the end of the Devonian period.

Harpetid trilobites are characterized among trilobites by bearing a comparatively large, semicircular brim around the cephalon (head) which is often perforated by small pores. This brim is thought to serve as a filter-feeding apparatus. The brim stretches backward on either side of the cephalon (head) and typically has a pronounced suture along the outside.

The compound eyes are typically reduced to small tubercles, though they have strong ridges stretching to the glabella (central region of the cephalon). They also typically have 12 or more thoracic segments. The pygidia are usually small.

Period

Upper Devonian, Frasnium

Description of the model:

The models are made of high quality epoxy resin and coloured using non-fade paint.

modelmaker: Susanne Klein

Dimension:

12 cm

Price:

310,00 € without legs and tentacles

560,00 € with legs and tentacles

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