Liobole


Liobole is an extinct genus of lower Carboniferous proetid trilobite.

Etymology

Liobole was described from material found in the Moravian Karst. The species shown is from the lower carboniferous of SW England.

Distribution

Liobole is found in the European Culm facies and has been collected from the lower Carboniferous across Europe for example from deposits of SW England and of Poland and as far east as China.

Taxonomy

Identified as proetid trilobite from the lower Visean Brezina formation by Chlupáč 1966.