Conocoryphidae

Extinct family of trilobites

Conocoryphidae
Temporal range: 513-478.6 MYA
Conocoryphe sulzeri fossil at the Smithinsonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Artiopoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Ptychopariida
Suborder: Ptychopariina
Superfamily: Ptychoparioidea
Family: Conocoryphidae
Angelin, 1854

Conocoryphidae is a family of trilobites within the order Ptychopariida. Members of this family have been recorded from the Cambrian to early Ordivician from 513 to 478 MYA. Members of this family have been uncovered in the United States, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Greenland, Russia, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.[1][2][3]

Genera

  • Bailiaspis Resser, 1936
  • Bailiella Matthew, 1885
  • Conocoryphe Hawle and Corda, 1847
  • Ctenocephalus Hawle and Corda, 1847
  • Elyx Brogger, 1879
  • Hartella Matthew, 1885
  • Holocephalina Salter, 1864
  • Novocatharia Özdikmen, 2009
  • Parabailiella Thoral, 1946
  • Tchaiaspis Korobov, 1966

References

  1. ^ "Mindat, Conocoryphidae". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  2. ^ "Conocoryphidae – Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  3. ^ "Fossilworks: Conocoryphidae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
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