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Conocoryphe

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Conocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Conocoryphe was named by Hawle and Corda (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u Cm uMid-m Sepkoski's reference number: 81]. It is the type genus of Conocoryphidae.

It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Conocoryphidae by Resser (1936) and Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Conocoryphe Hawle and Corda
1852Conocephalites Barrande
1870Conocoryphe (Conocephalites) Meek p. 63
1936Conocoryphe Resser pp. 13 - 14
1946Couloumania Thoral
2002Conocoryphe Jell and Adrain p. 360
2002Conocoryphe Sepkoski
2002Couloumania Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyConocoryphidaeAngelin 1854
genusConocorypheHawle and Corda 1847

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Conocoryphe Hawle and Corda 1847
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Subg. †Conocoryphe (Bailiella) Matthew 1885
†Conocoryphe atlanta Snajdr 1982
†Conocoryphe bullata Howell 1925
†Conocoryphe sulzeri Schlotheim 1823
Invalid names: Conocephalites Barrande 1852 [objective synonym], Couloumania Thoral 1946 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. E. Resser 1936Eyeless trilobite, oval in outline. Glabella tapered, with several sets of short, recurved furrows ; extends nearly to the anterior furrow. Deep marginal furrow extends all around the cephalon, being interrupted only at the genal angles. Two short diverging furrows cross the preglabellar area, joining the dorsal with the marginal furrow, thus making a distinct lobe anterior to the glabella. Eye ridges faint.
Thorax of 15 segments, with blunt tips. Pygidium fused, transverse
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: blindf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-02 14:45:40
Modified: 2009-06-02 16:45:40
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Taijangian to the top of the Amgan or 509.00000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4USA (Wisconsin) Conocephalites sp. (250)
Amgan510.2 - 504.5Czech Republic (Bohemia) C. cirina (67738) C. cirina, C. havliceki (67709) C. cirina, C. spp. (67708)
Solvan - Menevian510.2 - 499.5Czech Republic C. granulata, C. sulzeri (73557) C. granulata, Couloumania havliceki, C. sulzeri (73529) C. sulzeri (73536 73537 73561)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Spain C. matutina (55265)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) C. brevifrons, C. pseudooculata (198923)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Spain (León) C. sp. (90554)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Turkey C. caecigena (69957) C. caecigena, C. sp. (69935) C. sp. (69934 69958)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0France Couloumania robusta (59189) Couloumania robusta, C. sulzeri (56727)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Central Boemian) C. gerlinda (76456)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Litavka) C. cirina (76453 76454) C. sulzeri (76455)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Bohemia) C. sulzeri (67775)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Středočeský kraj) C. sulzeri, C. atlanta (193781)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Vinice) C. tetralina, C. sulzeri (76452)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Jince) C. atlanta (76481 76482 76484) C. cirina (76483)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic C. sulzeni (198920) C. sulzeri (199038)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Spain (Zaragoza) C. languedocensis (90546)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Spain (Leon) C. matutina (55503)
Taijangian - Wangcunian509.0 - 497.0Turkey C. sp. (133682 133683 133684 133685)