The Calymenina (“KAH-lee-meh-NEE-nah”) suborder of these animals is characterized by having its suture end at the genal (“jee-nal”) angle. A set of structures found in these animals can be classified into holochroal (“HOE-loe-krole”), schizochroal (“SKIT-soe-krole”), or abathochroal (“ah-BAH-thoe-krole”) subtypes. In 1999, a research group from the University of Manitoba discovered the largest one of these animals near Churchill measuring at 28 inches long; that animal is of the species Isotelus (“EYE-soe-tehl-uhs”) rex. These animals, which were the first to have evolved (*) compound eyes, proliferated by the end of the Terreneuvian (“TAYR-uh-NOO-vee-an”) series of the Cambrian era. Due to their similar appearance, horseshoe crabs are often erroneously stated to be the closest relative to these invertebrates. For 10 points, name these extinct marine arthropods named for their “three-lobed” body organization. ■END■
ANSWER: trilobites [or Trilobita]
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