Corynexochida

Damesella shergoldi

Order Corynexochida / Suborder Leiostegiina / Superfamily Dameselloidea / Family Damesellidae / Subfamily Damesellinae

Guzhangian (Miaolingian, Cambrian)Kashmir

Damesella shergoldi — photo 1 — Photo 1 · Syntypes KUF513, 523, 525, 526, 531 (Kashmir; Shah et al., 1987) (Kashmir; Shah et al., 1987)

Damesella shergoldi — photo 2 — Photo 2 · Syntypes KUF513, 523, 525, 526, 531 (Kashmir; Shah et al., 1987) (Kashmir; Shah et al., 1987)

Classification

Order Corynexochida / Suborder Leiostegiina / Superfamily Dameselloidea / Family Damesellidae / Subfamily Damesellinae

Genus

Damesella Walcott, 1905

Genus author

Walcott C. D.

Genus etymology

Dames, an early researcher of Chinese trilobites

Species

D. shergoldi Shah & Sudan, 1987

Species author

Shah S. K. & Sudan C. S.

Species etymology

Shergold, a surname, in honour of Dr. J. H. Shergold, an expert in trilobite taxonomy.

Age

Guzhangian (Miaolingian, Cambrian)

Distribution

Kashmir

Diagnosis

The specimens of this species are strongly deformed, but it clearly differs from Damesella paronai: the anterior margin of the glabella is relatively flat, and there are 7 pairs of pygidial spines with the middle pair extremely small.