Trilobite

GPTKB entity

Statements (128)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Animalia
Extinct marine arthropod
Marine arthropod
Sea spider
gptkbp:alternativeName Pycnogonid
eurypterid
trilobite
gptkbp:bodyPlan Segmented
gptkbp:bodyStructure Small, thin body
gptkbp:class gptkb:Trilobita
gptkb:Pycnogonida
gptkbp:diet gptkb:Dragon
Carnivorous
Detritivore
Feeds on bryozoans
Feeds on cnidarians
Feeds on sponges
gptkbp:discoveredIn Worldwide
gptkbp:distribution Worldwide oceans
gptkbp:etymology Greek 'tri' (three) + 'lobos' (lobe)
gptkbp:extinct gptkb:Permian-Triassic_extinction_event
gptkbp:firstAppearance Early Cambrian
gptkbp:firstDescribed 19th century
gptkbp:fossil Index fossil
gptkbp:fossilDiscovery 18th century
gptkbp:fossilRange 521–252 million years ago
gptkbp:habitat Marine
Marine environments
gptkbp:importantFor Biostratigraphy
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lastAppearance gptkb:Permian
gptkbp:molting Ecdysis
gptkbp:notableFeature Compound eyes
Exoskeleton
Three-lobed body
No excretory system
No respiratory system
Proboscis for feeding
Reduced abdomen
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Antarctica
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:China
gptkb:Czech_Republic
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Estonia
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:India
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:Kazakhstan
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Latvia
gptkb:Libya
gptkb:Lithuania
gptkb:Madagascar
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Mongolia
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Newfoundland
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:South_America
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Tunisia
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:Ukraine
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Utah
gptkb:Uzbekistan
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkb:Wales
gptkb:Siberia
gptkb:Scandinavia
gptkb:Burgess_Shale
gptkb:Chengjiang
gptkbp:numberOfLegs 8
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 20,000
gptkbp:order gptkb:Pantopoda
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:preserves Calcified exoskeleton
gptkbp:range 1 mm to 72 cm
1 mm to 90 cm
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chelicerata
gptkb:Crustacea
gptkb:Chelicerates
gptkbp:reproduction Sexual
Eggs carried by males
gptkbp:subclassOf gptkb:Phacopida
gptkb:Harpetida
gptkb:Olenida
gptkb:Agnostida
gptkb:Asaphida
gptkb:Lichida
gptkb:Odontopleurida
gptkb:Proetida
gptkb:Ptychopariida
gptkb:Redlichiida
gptkb:Trinucleida
gptkb:Corynexochida
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mount_Stephen_trilobite_beds
gptkb:State_of_Ohio
gptkb:Isotelus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5