Arcticalymene

Arcticalymene; Temporal range: Early Ludlow-Late Wenlock
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Trilobita
Order:	Phacopida
Suborder:	Calymenina
Family:	Calymenidae
Genus:	Arcticalymene; Adrain and Edgecombe, 1997
Type species
	Arcticalymene viciousi; Adrain and Edgecombe, 1997
Species
	A. australis Sandford, 2000; A. cooki Adrain and Edgecombe, 1997; A. jonesi Adrain and Edgecombe, 1997; A. matlocki Adrain and Edgecombe, 1997; A. rotteni Adrain and Edgecombe, 1997; A. viciousi Adrain and Edgecombe, 1997;

Arcticalymene is a genus of trilobites found in Silurian-aged marine strata of Arctic Canada and Central Victoria, Australia. The Canadian species are named after each of the Sex Pistols: A. cooki (Paul Cook), A. jonesi (Steve Jones), A. matlocki (Glen Matlock), A. rotteni (Johnny Rotten) and A. viciousi (Sid Vicious), all named by Adrain and Edgecombe in 1997.

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