Webster's Online Dictionary
with Multilingual Thesaurus Translation

 
Earth's largest dictionary with more than 1226 modern languages and Eve!

Date "Dalmanites" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Common Expressions: DALMANITES

Expressions Definition
Dalmanites limulurus Dalmanites limulurus is a species of Silurian trilobite in the order Phacopida. The species name is derived from perceived similarities in appearance to the modern-day horseshoe crab Limulus. They can be noticed by the prominent, semicircular, schizochroal eyes and by the sharp spike extending back from the center of the pygidium. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top

Extended Definition: DALMANITES

Dalmanites

Dalmanites
Dalmanites limulurus, a trilobite of the genus Dalmanites
Dalmanites limulurus, a trilobite of the genus Dalmanites
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Superorder: Phacopina
Order: Phacopida
Superfamily: Dalmanitoidea
Family: Dalmanitidae
Genus: Dalmanites
Barrande 1852
Species

Dalmanites is a genus of trilobite in the order Phacopida.

The trilobites of this genus have slightly convex exoskeletons with an average diameter of 4-7 cm (1.5 - 2.75 in). The cephalon is semicircular or parabolic. The glabella (center portion of the head) is often pear-shaped, and tapers outward toward the front. The glabella also always contains three pairs of obvious glabellar furrows. Also prominent are the large mosaic (schizochroal) eyes.

The thorax is composed of six to eleven pleural ribs, with the relatively large pygidium being composed of several additional fused segments. The pygidium ends in a striking tail spike.

During the Ordovician and Silurian periods, the genus Dalmanites was widespread all over the world, inhabiting a variety of climates and sea conditions.

References

    Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Dalmanites". Image Credit.
     bookmark   email   print   tweet   facebook  



    Topics by Level of Interest: DALMANITES

    Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
    Dalmanites 5     Dalmanites 5
    Dalmanites limulurus 5     Dalmanites limulurus 5

    Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).