Ameura is an extinct genus of trilobite belonging to the family Proetidae.[4][3] Fossils from the genus have been found in late Paleozoic beds in North America.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Proetida |
| Family: | †Phillipsiidae |
| Subfamily: | †Ditomopyginae |
| Genus: | †Ameura Weller, 1936[1] |
| Species | |
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A. missouriensis Shumard, 1858[2] | |
References
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- ^ J. M. Weller. 1936. Carboniferous trilobite genera. Journal of Paleontology 10(8):704-714
- ^ a b Pabian, R.K.; Fagerstrom, J.A. (1972). "Late Paleozoic trilobites from southeastern Nebraska". Journal of Paleontology. 46 (6): 789–816. JSTOR 1302937.
- ^ a b c Ormiston, A.R. (1973). "Lower Permian trilobites from northern Yukon Territory and Ellesmere Island, district of Franklin". Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin. 222: 129–140.
- ^ Owens, R.M. (2003). "The stratigraphical distribution and extinctions of Permian trilobites". Special Papers in Palaeontology. 70: 377–397.
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