Salterolithus

{{Short description|Extinct genus of trilobites}} {{Automatic taxobox | fossil_range = {{fossilrange|448|458}} | image = SalterolithusCaractaci_AAScaife.jpg | image_caption = ''Salterolithus caractaci'' | taxon = Salterolithus | authority = Bancroft, 1929 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = }}

'''''Salterolithus''''' is a genus of trilobites of the order Asaphida. It is in the family Trinucleidae and was named after British geologist J.W. Salter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fossilmuseum.net/Fossil_Galleries/Trilobites-UK/Paratrinucleus/Paratrinucleus.htm/Salterolithus.htm|title=Salterolithus UK Trinucleid Trilobite}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

Fossil specimens have been found in the Upper Ordovician rocks of Wales and central England.

This trilobite was blind but anatomical evidence suggests it sifted organic matter on the seabed.

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Category:Trinucleidae Category:Asaphida genera Category:Fossils of Great Britain Category:Ordovician trilobites Category:Taxa named by Edward Nathaniel Bancroft