Struszia
{{Short description|Extinct genus of trilobites}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Struszia
| authority = Edgecombe, Ramsköld & Chatterton, 1993
| type_species = Struszia obtusa
| type_species_authority = (Angelin, 1851) Edgecombe, Ramsköld & Chatterton, 1993
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 16; see text
}}
Struszia is a genus of fossil trilobites from the Silurian period, erected in 1993 and named after paleontologist Desmond L. Strusz.{{cite journal|last1=Edgecombe|first1=Gregory D.|last2=Chatterton|first2=Brian D.E.|year=1993|title=Silurian (Wenlock-Ludlow) encrinurine trilobites from the Mackenzie Mountains, Canada, and related species|journal=Palaeontographica Abteilung A|volume=229|issue=4–6|pages=75–112| url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271695841|access-date=16 April 2021}}{{cite journal|last1=Adrain|first1=Jonathan M.|last2=Edgecombe|first2=Gregory D.|year=1997|title=Silurian encrinurine trilobites from the central Canadian Arctic|journal=Palaeontographica Canadiana|volume=14|pages=1–109|url=https://myweb.uiowa.edu/jadrain/resources/Publications/AdrainEdgecombe1997a.pdf|access-date=17 April 2021|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417000546/https://myweb.uiowa.edu/jadrain/resources/Publications/AdrainEdgecombe1997a.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Species
The genus contains 16 species, several of them named after members of The Beatles or people connected to the band:
- Struszia concomitans (Přibyl & Vaněk, 1962)
- Struszia dimitrovi (Perry & Chatterton, 1979)
- Struszia epsteini Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 (named after Brian Epstein)
- Struszia harrisoni Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 (named after George Harrison)
- Struszia hilarula (Kegel, 1927)
- Struszia indianensis (Kindle & Breger, 1904)
- Struszia martini Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 (named after George Martin)
- Struszia mccartneyi Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 (named after Paul McCartney)
- Struszia obtusa (Angelin, 1851)
- Struszia onoae Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 (named after Yoko Ono)
- Struszia petebesti Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 (named after Pete Best)
- Struszia ramskoeldi (Edgecombe, 1990)
- Struszia rosensteinae (Tripp et al., 1977)
- Struszia subvariolaris (Münster, 1840)
- Struszia testosteron (Šnajdr, 1981)
- Struszia transiens (Barrande, 1852)
The following species were formerly in genus Struszia (subgenus Avalanchurus), but were moved out when Avalanchurus was promoted to genus status:
- Avalanchurus dakon (Šnajdr, 1983)
- Avalanchurus lennoni Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 (named after John Lennon)
- Avalanchurus starri Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 (named after Ringo Starr)
See also
References
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External links
- [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=21786 Struszia] at the Paleobiology Database
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Category:Fossils of British Columbia
Category:Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories
Category:Paleozoic life of Nunavut
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