protaspis
English edit
Etymology edit
prot- + aspis (from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”)).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹəˈtaspɪs/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɹəˈtæspəs/
- Hyphenation: prot‧as‧pis
Noun edit
protaspis (plural protaspides)
- (paleontology) A stage in the development of a trilobite where the creature has not yet developed articulated segments.
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See also edit
References edit
- S. M. Gon III (2007 November 8) “Trilobite Reproduction and Development”, in Trilobites.info[1], archived from the original on 26 April 2016.