Drotops

Drotops
Drotops armatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Trilobita
Superorder:	Phacopina
Order:	Phacopida
Superfamily:	Phacopoidea
Family:	Phacopidae
Genus:	Drotops
Species
See text.

Drotops is a genus of trilobites from the order Phacopida, family Phacopidae. This genus is from the Devonian period and can be found in Morocco. Drotops is large in comparison to most other trilobite genera, lengths of eight inches are common. Drotops can be distinguished from other genera in this family by its size. It looks generally like a very large Phacops.

Some Known Species and Locations.

• Drotops armatus, Morocco.
• Drotops megalomanicus, Morocco.