Brachyaglaspis

Brachyaglaspis is a genus of aglaspidid of the family Tremaglaspididae. There is only one species, B. singularis.

 Fossil range 
Brachyaglaspis is known from a single, almost complete fossil from the Floian aged section of the Fezouata Formation in Morocco. It is the second known aglaspidid from the Fezouata Formation and the third aglaspidid known from the Ordovician period.

 Description 
For an aglaspidid, Brachyaglaspis had a big head with no eyes, no antennae have been found in fossils. It’s trunk had six segments and an almond shaped tail spine, while other aglaspidids known from mostly complete fossils have ten or more segments.

 Naming 
The genus name, Brachyaglaspis comes from the Latin brachy for short and Aglaspis, a related genus, the species name, singularis means singular in Latin reflecting it’s unusual anatomy.

 References 

Category:Arthropods
Category:Extinct species