Proetida

Aulacopleura koninckii

Order Proetida / Superfamily Aulacopleuroidea / Family Aulacopleuridae

Homerian (Wenlock, Silurian)Czech Republic
Aulacopleura koninckii — photo 1
Photo 1 · Lectotype NMPL2236 (Czech Republic; Hong et al., 2014) Restoration of the ontogeny (Hughes et al., 2017) Specimen with 22 thoracic segments (Czech Complete dorsal exoskeleton Complete dorsal exoskeleton Republic; Hong et al., 2014) (Czech Republic; Wuxing) (Czech Republic; Xiaozhuang)
Aulacopleura koninckii — photo 2
Photo 2 · Lectotype NMPL2236 (Czech Republic; Hong et al., 2014) Restoration of the ontogeny (Hughes et al., 2017) Specimen with 22 thoracic segments (Czech Complete dorsal exoskeleton Complete dorsal exoskeleton Republic; Hong et al., 2014) (Czech Republic; Wuxing) (Czech Republic; Xiaozhuang)
Aulacopleura koninckii — photo 3
Photo 3 · Lectotype NMPL2236 (Czech Republic; Hong et al., 2014) Restoration of the ontogeny (Hughes et al., 2017) Specimen with 22 thoracic segments (Czech Complete dorsal exoskeleton Complete dorsal exoskeleton Republic; Hong et al., 2014) (Czech Republic; Wuxing) (Czech Republic; Xiaozhuang)
Aulacopleura koninckii — photo 4
Photo 4 · Lectotype NMPL2236 (Czech Republic; Hong et al., 2014) Restoration of the ontogeny (Hughes et al., 2017) Specimen with 22 thoracic segments (Czech Complete dorsal exoskeleton Complete dorsal exoskeleton Republic; Hong et al., 2014) (Czech Republic; Wuxing) (Czech Republic; Xiaozhuang)
Aulacopleura koninckii — photo 5
Photo 5 · Lectotype NMPL2236 (Czech Republic; Hong et al., 2014) Restoration of the ontogeny (Hughes et al., 2017) Specimen with 22 thoracic segments (Czech Complete dorsal exoskeleton Complete dorsal exoskeleton Republic; Hong et al., 2014) (Czech Republic; Wuxing) (Czech Republic; Xiaozhuang)
Classification
Order Proetida / Superfamily Aulacopleuroidea / Family Aulacopleuridae
Genus
Aulacopleura Hawle & Corda, 1847
Genus author
Hawle I. & Corda A. J. C.
Genus etymology
aulac-, Greek, furrow, groove, scar; pleur-, Greek, side, rib
Species
A. koninckii (Barrande, 1846)
Species author
Barrande J.
Species etymology
Koninck, a surname
Age
Homerian (Wenlock, Silurian)
Distribution
Czech Republic
Synonyms
Arethusa koninckii; Arethusina Konincki; Arethusina Haueri; Arethusina Konincki var. peralta; Aulacopleura (Aulacopleura) konincki konincki; Aulacopleura (Aulacopleura) konincki haueri; Aulacopleura (Aulacopleura) konincki; Otarion (Aulacopleura) koninckii; Aulacopleura konincki haueri
Diagnosis
Dorsal shield ovate. Cephalon semicircular; glabella short, subsquare, with a pair of oblique lateral glabellar furrows connected to the occipital furrow; preglabellar field long; border furrow deep, border narrow; eyes small, kidney-shaped; eye ridges flat; librigenae wide with medium-length genal spines. Thorax with narrow axis and wide pleurae, adults of 5 morphs having 18-22 thoracic segments respectively. Pygidium small, semi-elliptical; border narrow.
Remarks
This species is the type species of the genus Aulacopleura.