Ptychopariida

Conophrys changshanensis

Order Ptychopariida / Suborder Ptychopariina / Superfamily Ptychoparioidea / Family Shumardiidae

Stage 10 (Furongian, Cambrian) to Tremadocian (EarlyZhejiang, Hunan

Conophrys changshanensis — photo 1 — Photo 1 · (Hunan Holotype NIGP 95061 (Zhejiang; Lu Yanhao et al. 1976) ; Lixia) (Hunan; Peng 2020) (Hunan; Weidingzhong Guchong)

Conophrys changshanensis — photo 2 — Photo 2 · (Hunan Holotype NIGP 95061 (Zhejiang; Lu Yanhao et al. 1976) ; Lixia) (Hunan; Peng 2020) (Hunan; Weidingzhong Guchong)

Conophrys changshanensis — photo 3 — Photo 3 · (Hunan Holotype NIGP 95061 (Zhejiang; Lu Yanhao et al. 1976) ; Lixia) (Hunan; Peng 2020) (Hunan; Weidingzhong Guchong)

Conophrys changshanensis — photo 4 — Photo 4 · (Hunan Holotype NIGP 95061 (Zhejiang; Lu Yanhao et al. 1976) ; Lixia) (Hunan; Peng 2020) (Hunan; Weidingzhong Guchong)

Conophrys changshanensis — photo 5 — Photo 5 · (Hunan Holotype NIGP 95061 (Zhejiang; Lu Yanhao et al. 1976) ; Lixia) (Hunan; Peng 2020) (Hunan; Weidingzhong Guchong)

Conophrys changshanensis — photo 6 — Photo 6 · (Hunan Holotype NIGP 95061 (Zhejiang; Lu Yanhao et al. 1976) ; Lixia) (Hunan; Peng 2020) (Hunan; Weidingzhong Guchong)

Conophrys changshanensis — photo 7 — Photo 7 · (Hunan Holotype NIGP 95061 (Zhejiang; Lu Yanhao et al. 1976) ; Lixia) (Hunan; Peng 2020) (Hunan; Weidingzhong Guchong)

Conophrys changshanensis — photo 8 — Photo 8 · (Hunan Holotype NIGP 95061 (Zhejiang; Lu Yanhao et al. 1976) ; Lixia) (Hunan; Peng 2020) (Hunan; Weidingzhong Guchong)

Classification

Order Ptychopariida / Suborder Ptychopariina / Superfamily Ptychoparioidea / Family Shumardiidae

Genus

Conophrys Callaway, 1877

Genus author

Callaway C.

Genus etymology

con, conus, Latin, cone; phry-, phrynē, Greek, toad

Species

C. changshanensis (Lu in Lu et al., 1976)

Species author

Lu Yanhao

Species etymology

Changshan, Changshan, Zhejiang

Age

Stage 10 (Furongian, Cambrian) to Tremadocian (Early

Distribution

Zhejiang, Hunan

Synonyms

Ordovician) Shumardia changshanensis; Akoldinioidia expansa

Diagnosis

Anterior lobe of glabella inflated outward posterolaterally, posterior part with parallel sides or slightly widening forward, anterior margin bluntly pointed; anterior lateral lobes faint, dorsal and preglabellar furrows wide and deep; 3 pairs of glabellar furrows, S1 and S2 deep and short, impressed inward, S3 shallow or faint. Thorax of 7 segments, segment 4 macropleural with long recurved spines. Pygidium transversely wide semi-elliptical, border narrow and ridge-like.