The Cambrian (Furongian) olenid trilobite Peltura from Avalonian Nova Scotia, Canada, with a review of some species from Baltica

The Cambrian olenid trilobite Peltura Milne-Edwards, 1840 is widespread in the Furongian strata of the Cambrian continents of Baltica and Avalonia, and has played a significant role in biostratigraphic zonations for both regions. Despite this impor-tance, the genus is poorly known in Avalonian Canada. New collections from the Chelsey Drive Group on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, yielded numerous sclerites of a new species, Peltura hutchinsoni sp. nov., that may also occur in the Parabolina lobata Zone of Baltica. Archival specimens from Sweden and Norway allow the revision of Peltura scarabaeoides (Wahlenberg, 1821) and Peltura acutidens Brogger, 1882, respectively.

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The Cambrian olenid trilobite Peltura Milne-Edwards, 1840 is found in the Furongian strata of Baltica and Avalonia, playing an important role in biostratigraphic zonations in both regions. However, there is limited knowledge about this genus in Avalonian Canada. New collections from Nova Scotia revealed numerous sclerites of a new species, Peltura hutchinsoni sp. nov., which may also occur in the Parabolina lobata Zone of Baltica. Archives specimens from Sweden and Norway allowed the revision of Peltura scarabaeoides (Wahlenberg, 1821) and Peltura acutidens Brogger, 1882.