Peronopsis

Peronopsis
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita (?)
Order: Agnostida
Family: Peronopsidae
Genus: Peronopsis
Hawle and Corda, 1847
Subgenera
  • Peronopsis (Peronopsis)
  • Peronopsis (Proacadagnostus) Naimark, 2012
  • Peronopsis (Svenax) Öpik, 1979
  • Peronopsis (Vulgagnostus) Naimark, 2012

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Peronopsis (meaning "broach-like" or possibly "boot-like") is a genus of trilobite restricted to the Middle Cambrian. Its remains have been found in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America.