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Elrathia

ELRATHIA
Elrathia has a small head compared with its thorax, with a small, flowerpot-shaped glabella; small, centrally placed eyes; and short, triangular genal spines. There are 13 narrow segments in the thorax, with a narrow axis and wide pleurae ending in short, spiny tips. The tail is moderately sized, twice as wide as it is long, with a well-defined axis extending far back. Habitat: This genus of trilobite swarmed in outer shelf-sea bottoms.
2cm Remark: One of the few species to have been mined commercially, as it is often offered for sale.

© 1992 Cyril Walker, David Ward .