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Conocoryphe (Bailiella)

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Conocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Conocoryphe (Bailiella) was named by Matthew (1885) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-l Cm uMid-m Sepkoski's reference number: 81]. Its type is Conocephalites baileyi.

It was reranked as Bailiella by Resser (1936), Jell and Adrain (2002), Sepkoski (2002), Landing et al. (2008) and Esteve (2009).

It was assigned to Conocoryphe by Matthew (1885); to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); to Solenopleuridae by Landing et al. (2008); and to Conocoryphidae by Resser (1936), Jell and Adrain (2002) and Esteve (2009).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Conocoryphe (Bailiella) Matthew p. 103
1902Conocoryphe (Liocephalus) Grönwall
1936Bailiella Resser p. 15
2002Bailiella Jell and Adrain p. 346
2002Bailiella Sepkoski
2008Bailiella Landing et al. p. 899
2009Bailiella Esteve

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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
subgenusBailiellaMatthew 1885

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.

Subg. †Conocoryphe (Bailiella) Matthew 1885
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. E. Resser 1936Cephalon semicircular ; glabella well defined, tapered, with glabellar furrows. Eyes lacking. Fixed cheeks large, apparently extending to the lateral margins. Marginal furrow extends entirely around the cephalon. Rim generally of even width but sometimes slightly expanded in the middle. Preglabellar area always present and exceeds that of Conocoryphe.
Thorax and pygidium typical of the family.
Surface rarely smooth but usually pustulose or lined or both. Usu- ally a ridge or vein extends outward across the cheeks from the dorsal furrow, arising near the front of the glabella. This ridge occupies the position of, and resembles, an eye line, but in some species it is more like a vein branching as it advances. Anterior to this ridge the system of surface ornamentation characterizing the species gives way frequently to lines or veins.