Struszia mccartneyi

Struszia mccartneyi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: †Artiopoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Phacopida
Family: †Encrinuridae
Genus: †Struszia
Species:
†S. mccartneyi
Binomial name
†Struszia mccartneyi
Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature


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