
Phacops is a genus of trilobites in the order Phacopida, family Phacopidae, that lived in Europe, northwestern Africa, North and South America and China from the Late Ordovician until the very end of the Devonian, with a broader time range described from the Late Ordovician. It was a rounded animal, with a globose head and large eyes, and probably fed on detritus. Phacops is often found rolled up ("volvation"), a biological defense mechanism that is widespread among smaller trilobites but further perfected in this genus.
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鏡眼蟲(學名:Phacops)是生存於晚奧陶紀至晚泥盆紀的一屬三葉蟲,生活在溫暖的淺海中。這類三葉蟲有著向前擴展延長的凸狀眉間。巨大的眼睛使其視力較佳。胸部分為12節,每節都有許多面,讓牠們能更容易地捲曲身體以躲避危險。尾甲比頭部小得多,其上有深溝,結核上的刻紋成了表皮上的裝飾。
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