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Kanfuqingia
Taxonomy
Kanfuqingia was named by Luo et al. (2008). Its type is Kanfuqingia malongensis.
It was assigned to Trilobita by Luo et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Trilobita by Luo et al. (2008).
Species
K. malongensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2008 | Kanfuqingia Luo et al. |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| H.-L. Luo et al. 2008 | Dorsal shield wide and ovate in outline. Cranidium subtrapeziform in outline; glabella wide and con-shaped, with 3 pairs of shallow and wide glabellar furrows. Occipital furrow shallow; neck ring bears nuchal nodes. Eye ridge long; eye lobe relatively small. Fixigena relatively narrow. Posterolateral limb triangular, wide and large. Posterior border furrow shallow and wide. Anterior limb narrow and concave. Anterior border convex, with a flat and straight front part. Anterior branch of the facial suture extend parallel; posterior branch of the facial suture extend backward and outward. Librigena relatively narrow; genal spines relatively short. Thorax consists of 18 thoracic segments, with a node on each axial ring; axial lobe slightly wider than pleurae. Pleural spines long. Pygidium is not well preserved. |
Measurements
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Collections
No collection or age range data are available