Niobe (Niobella)
laeviceps
Trilobite Order Asaphida, Superfamily Asaphoidea, Family Asaphidae
Geologic
Time:
Lower Ordovician Wolchovian Horizon
Size: 37
mm long
Fossil Site:
Vilpovitsy Quarry, St. Petersburg region, Wolchow River, Russia
Description:
Here is an Asaphid trilobite that few collectors have heard of,
much less seen. Coming from the Lower Ordovician Wolchovian Level
deposits of the Wolchow River region near Saint Petersburg, Russia,
this is an example of the trilobite known as Niobe laeviceps. It
has the flattened distal edge of the pygidium, and the lack of terrace
lines distinguishes it from the congeric Niobe schmidti (see my
other offerings for an example). Few examples of this taxon have
been offered, and none at such an affordable price, placing this
rare species within reach of many avid collectors of trilobites
from the Ordovician of Russia.
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