Description

Thelxiope sp.
Early Ordovician (Arenigian)
Fezouata Formation
Mecissi-Zagora Region, Draa Valley
Morocco
18mm complete rare arthropod on 80mm slab.

Soft-bodied. Arthropod.

Thelxiope is also known from the Burgess Shale and Cambrian faunas of Utah. This may be the youngest-known occurrence of the genus.

Here is an example from the Burgess Shale for comparison: Thelxiope from the Burgess Shale