Ptychopariida

Changqingia puteata

Order Ptychopariida / Suborder Ptychopariina / Superfamily Ptychoparioidea / Family Solenopleuridae

Drumian (Miaolingian, Cambrian)Liaoning, Shandong

Changqingia puteata — photo 1 — Photo 1 · Colour photographs of the type specimen Type specimen figures (Liaoning; SNMNH) (Liaoning; Zhang et al., 1987) Enrolled specimen (Shandong; (Shandong; Zimujun) (Shandong; Yimeng (Shandong; Qianli Liangliang Fengqing) Shanren) Zhijiang) Complete dorsal exoskeleton Complete (Shandong; Yimeng Shanren) dorsal exoskeleton (Shandong; Guodong)

Changqingia puteata — photo 2 — Photo 2 · Colour photographs of the type specimen Type specimen figures (Liaoning; SNMNH) (Liaoning; Zhang et al., 1987) Enrolled specimen (Shandong; (Shandong; Zimujun) (Shandong; Yimeng (Shandong; Qianli Liangliang Fengqing) Shanren) Zhijiang) Complete dorsal exoskeleton Complete (Shandong; Yimeng Shanren) dorsal exoskeleton (Shandong; Guodong)

Changqingia puteata — photo 3 — Photo 3 · Colour photographs of the type specimen Type specimen figures (Liaoning; SNMNH) (Liaoning; Zhang et al., 1987) Enrolled specimen (Shandong; (Shandong; Zimujun) (Shandong; Yimeng (Shandong; Qianli Liangliang Fengqing) Shanren) Zhijiang) Complete dorsal exoskeleton Complete (Shandong; Yimeng Shanren) dorsal exoskeleton (Shandong; Guodong)

Changqingia puteata — photo 4 — Photo 4 · Colour photographs of the type specimen Type specimen figures (Liaoning; SNMNH) (Liaoning; Zhang et al., 1987) Enrolled specimen (Shandong; (Shandong; Zimujun) (Shandong; Yimeng (Shandong; Qianli Liangliang Fengqing) Shanren) Zhijiang) Complete dorsal exoskeleton Complete (Shandong; Yimeng Shanren) dorsal exoskeleton (Shandong; Guodong)

Changqingia puteata — photo 5 — Photo 5 · Colour photographs of the type specimen Type specimen figures (Liaoning; SNMNH) (Liaoning; Zhang et al., 1987) Enrolled specimen (Shandong; (Shandong; Zimujun) (Shandong; Yimeng (Shandong; Qianli Liangliang Fengqing) Shanren) Zhijiang) Complete dorsal exoskeleton Complete (Shandong; Yimeng Shanren) dorsal exoskeleton (Shandong; Guodong)

Changqingia puteata — photo 6 — Photo 6 · Colour photographs of the type specimen Type specimen figures (Liaoning; SNMNH) (Liaoning; Zhang et al., 1987) Enrolled specimen (Shandong; (Shandong; Zimujun) (Shandong; Yimeng (Shandong; Qianli Liangliang Fengqing) Shanren) Zhijiang) Complete dorsal exoskeleton Complete (Shandong; Yimeng Shanren) dorsal exoskeleton (Shandong; Guodong)

Changqingia puteata — photo 7 — Photo 7 · Colour photographs of the type specimen Type specimen figures (Liaoning; SNMNH) (Liaoning; Zhang et al., 1987) Enrolled specimen (Shandong; (Shandong; Zimujun) (Shandong; Yimeng (Shandong; Qianli Liangliang Fengqing) Shanren) Zhijiang) Complete dorsal exoskeleton Complete (Shandong; Yimeng Shanren) dorsal exoskeleton (Shandong; Guodong)

Changqingia puteata — photo 8 — Photo 8 · Colour photographs of the type specimen Type specimen figures (Liaoning; SNMNH) (Liaoning; Zhang et al., 1987) Enrolled specimen (Shandong; (Shandong; Zimujun) (Shandong; Yimeng (Shandong; Qianli Liangliang Fengqing) Shanren) Zhijiang) Complete dorsal exoskeleton Complete (Shandong; Yimeng Shanren) dorsal exoskeleton (Shandong; Guodong)

Changqingia puteata — photo 9 — Photo 9 · Colour photographs of the type specimen Type specimen figures (Liaoning; SNMNH) (Liaoning; Zhang et al., 1987) Enrolled specimen (Shandong; (Shandong; Zimujun) (Shandong; Yimeng (Shandong; Qianli Liangliang Fengqing) Shanren) Zhijiang) Complete dorsal exoskeleton Complete (Shandong; Yimeng Shanren) dorsal exoskeleton (Shandong; Guodong)

Changqingia puteata — photo 10 — Photo 10 · Colour photographs of the type specimen Type specimen figures (Liaoning; SNMNH) (Liaoning; Zhang et al., 1987) Enrolled specimen (Shandong; (Shandong; Zimujun) (Shandong; Yimeng (Shandong; Qianli Liangliang Fengqing) Shanren) Zhijiang) Complete dorsal exoskeleton Complete (Shandong; Yimeng Shanren) dorsal exoskeleton (Shandong; Guodong)

Classification

Order Ptychopariida / Suborder Ptychopariina / Superfamily Ptychoparioidea / Family Solenopleuridae

Genus

Changqingia Lu & Zhu in Qiu et al., 1983

Genus author

Lu Yanhao, Zhu Zhaoling

Genus etymology

Changqing, Changqing, Shandong

Species

C. puteata (Resser & Endo, 1937)

Species author

Resser C. E. & Endo R

Species etymology

pute, simple

Age

Drumian (Miaolingian, Cambrian)

Distribution

Liaoning, Shandong

Synonyms

Solenoparia puteata; Austrosinia puteata

Diagnosis

Dorsal shield elongate-elliptical, surface smooth or pitted. Cephalon transversely wide, semicircular; dorsal furrows narrow and deep; glabella truncate-conical with flatly rounded front, glabellar furrows rather shallow; occipital ring convex, occipital furrow deep; palpebral lobes opposite the middle of the glabella, eye ridges low; preglabellar field medium, anterior border flatly convex; librigenae medium-wide with rather short genal spines. Thorax of 11 segments, pleurae slightly wider than the axis, pleural spines short. Pygidium large, semicircular to inverted-triangular, axis long and strongly convex with rounded posterior margin; border wide and flat, of uniform width, without a border furrow.