Dipleura Dekayi From NY or Parahomalonotus trilobite From Morocco

[Kurufossils]

Hello, I received this trilobite a long ago that I thought was a Parahomalonotus trilobite when I initially got it, recently someone let me know this maybe actually a Dipleura Dekayi, I definitely have my suspicions this would be the case because the surrounding shale matrix is very unusual for Morocco. What do you guys think?

[Kane]

My bet would be Dipleura dekayi as they -- with the exception of juveniles -- have an effaced pygidium, whereas Parahomalonotus (now reassigned to Wenndorfia) does have some lightly incised pygidial ribbing.

[Kurufossils]

5 minutes ago, Kane said:

My bet would be Dipleura dekayi as they -- with the exception of juveniles -- have an effaced pygidium, whereas Parahomalonotus (now reassigned to Wenndorfia) does have some lightly incised pygidial ribbing.

Thank you very much, your absolutely right the more I look into it, the deeper it goes into the Dipleura dekayi camp.

[Jeffrey P]

Definitely looks like Dipleura dekayi to me. I wonder where it was from. All the ones I've seen are from New York and Pennsylvania.

[Kurufossils]

@Jeffrey P Yeah I'm certainly wondering as well possibly  Sangerfield, NY. I found a similar one in the collection of another forum member as well.