Kainops
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Kainops is a genus of trilobite
s from the family Phacopidae
, order Phacopida
. It can be distinguished from Paciphacops
by the greater number of facets to the eye (6–8 per row, compared to 3–4 in Paciphacops). The form of the furrow between the palpebral area and the palpebral lobe also distinguishes Kainops from the genera Paciphacops and Viaphacops.
Trilobite
Trilobites are a well-known fossil group of extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. The first appearance of trilobites in the fossil record defines the base of the Atdabanian stage of the Early Cambrian period , and they flourished throughout the lower Paleozoic era before...
s from the family Phacopidae
Phacopidae
Phacopidae is a family of trilobites of the order Phacopida, including the following genera:*Acernaspis*Acuticryphops*Adastocephalum*Afrops*Ainasuella*Altaesajania*Ananaspis*Angulophacops*Arduennops...
, order Phacopida
Phacopida
Phacopida is an order of trilobite that lived from the Ordovician to the Devonian. It is made up of a morphologically diverse group of related suborders....
. It can be distinguished from Paciphacops
Paciphacops
Paciphacops is a genus of trilobites from the order Phacopida, suborder Phacopina. This genus is easily mistaken for the more common and popular genus Phacops and Kainops. It takes a careful eye to spot the difference. One major differences between Paciphacops and Phacops is that the glabella on...
by the greater number of facets to the eye (6–8 per row, compared to 3–4 in Paciphacops). The form of the furrow between the palpebral area and the palpebral lobe also distinguishes Kainops from the genera Paciphacops and Viaphacops.