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Definition: CALYMENE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A genus of trilobites characteristic of the Silurian age.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Calymene" is a common misspelling or typo for: Cayman, Cayenne, Claymore, Calamine, Coalmine, Caymans, Calamines.

Date "Calymene" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1833. (references)


Extended Definition: CALYMENE

Calymene

Calymene
Calymene blumenbachii, on display at the Natural History Museum, London
Calymene blumenbachii, on display at the Natural History Museum, London
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Phacopida
Suborder: Calymenina
Family: Calymenidae
Genus: Calymene
Species

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Calymene is a genus of trilobites in the order Phacopida, suborder Calymenina, that were found throughout North America and in Europe in Silurian outcrops. Calymene are easily confused with Gravicalymene and Flexicalymene. Part of the calymenidae family

Known species and locations

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Calymene". Image Credit.
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Calymene niagarensis 4     Calymene niagarensis 4

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