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Curriella

genus of trilobites

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 10, 2025
Entity authorityQ15198200 ↗
Source-derived summary

Curriella is a genus of trilobites in the order Phacopida, that existed during the lower Silurian in what is now Scotland. It was described by Lamont in 1978, and the type species is Curriella newlandensis; the species epithet was derived from the type location, the Newlands Formation. It also contains the species C. clancyi.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Curriella” as genus of trilobites. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1978—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Curriella, genus and trilobites can be independently traced.
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The subject matters to the science & nature register because the source frames it as genus of trilobites. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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Stable identifiers, scientific names and standards terminology offer the best bridge between this overview and specialist evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 10, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q15198200. The first chronological checks are 1978.

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This entry incorporates text from “Curriella” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.