Telephina

Telephina; Temporal range: Ordovician PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	†Artiopoda
Class:	†Trilobita
Order:	†Proetida
Family:	†Telephinidae
Genus:	†Telephina; Marek, 1952
Species
	Telephina americana Billings, 1865; Telephina angulata Yi, 1957; Telephina bicuspis Angelin, 1854; Telephina bilunata Ulrich, 1930; Telephina bipunctata Ulrich, 1930; Telephina brevica Zhang, 1981; Telephina buttsi Ulrich, 1930; Telephina calandria Chatterton et al., 1999; Telephina chinensis Yi, 1957; Telephina chingolo Chatterton et al., 1999; Telephina convexa Lu, 1975; Telephina fracta Barrande, 1852; Telephina furnesensis Nikolaisen, 1963; Telephina gelasinosa Ulrich, 1926; Telephina girvanensis Reed, 1935; Telephina hibernica Reed, 1909; Telephina hircina Ulrich, 1930; Telephina impunctata Ulrich, 1930; Telephina imperfecta Thorslund, 1935; Telephina lata Ulrich, 1930; Telephina matchensis Legg, 1976; Telephina mobergi Hadding, 1913; Telephina mysticensis Ulrich, 1930; Telephina norvegica Nikolaisen, 1963; Telephina omega Koroleva, 1982; Telephina pacifica Kobayashi, 1955; Telephina prattensis Ulrich, 1930; Telephina problematica Chatterton et al., 1999; Telephina pustulata Ulrich, 1930; Telephina reedi Ulrich, 1930; Telephina salteri Reed, 1914; Telephina simulator Ulrich, 1930; Telephina sinuata Ulrich, 1930; Telephina skjesethi Nikolaisen, 1963; Telephina spinifera Ulrich, 1930; Telephina subsecuta Reed, 1944; Telephina sulcata Nikolaisen, 1963; Telephina tellicoensis Ulrich, 1930; Telephina transversa Ulrich, 1930; Telephina troedssoni Raymond, 1925; Telephina ulrichi Thorslund, 1935; Telephina vesca Nikolaisen, 1963; Telephina viriosa Nikolaisen, 1963; Telephina wegelini Angelin, 1854;

Telephina is an extinct genus of telephinid trilobite that lived during the Ordovician period.

Palaeobiology

Life history

Late in the meraspid stage of ontogeny, the species Telephina problematica, Telephina calandria, and Telephina chingolo underwent a radical metamorphosis.

References

↑ "Telephina". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
↑ Chatterton, Brian D. E.; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Vaccari, Norberto E.; Waisfeld, Beatriz G. (March 1999). "Ontogenies of some Ordovician Telephinidae from Argentina, and larval patterns in the Proetida (Trilobita)". Journal of Paleontology. 73 (2): 219–239. doi:10.1017/S0022336000027736. ISSN 0022-3360. Retrieved 20 September 2026 – via Cambridge Core.

[1] "Telephina". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 20 September 2026.

[2] Chatterton, Brian D. E.; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Vaccari, Norberto E.; Waisfeld, Beatriz G. (March 1999). "Ontogenies of some Ordovician Telephinidae from Argentina, and larval patterns in the Proetida (Trilobita)". Journal of Paleontology. 73 (2): 219–239. doi:10.1017/S0022336000027736. ISSN 0022-3360. Retrieved 20 September 2026 – via Cambridge Core.