Abakania

Abakania is an extinct genus of corynexochid trilobite in the family Corynexochidae. It lived during the Botomian stage,^[1] which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. This faunal stage was part of the Cambrian Period.^[1]

Abakania Temporal range: Botomian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	†Artiopoda
Class:	†Trilobita
Order:	†Corynexochida
Family:	†Corynexochidae
Genus:	†Abakania Poletaeva, 1973
Species
A. superba Poletaeva, 1973 (type) A. crassa Romanenko, 1999 A. usitata

Distribution

• A. superba occurs in the Lower Cambrian of the Russian Federation (Botomian, Sanashtykgol Spring, Sanashtykgol Formation, Altay-Sayan Region, 49.4° N, 136.4° E).^[2]
• A. crassa is present in the Lower Cambrian of the Russian Federation (Botomian, Kiya River section, Poliellaspis-zone, Usa Formation, Kemorovo, Kuznetsk Alatau, 56.0° N, 88.0° E).^[3]