Corynexochida

Deiradonyx barklyensis

Order Corynexochida / Suborder Corynexochina / Family Dolichometopidae

Cambrian, Miaolingian, WuliuanAustralia

Deiradonyx barklyensis — photo 1 — Photo 1 · Holotype Paratype

Deiradonyx barklyensis — photo 2 — Photo 2 · Holotype Paratype

Deiradonyx barklyensis — photo 3 — Photo 3 · Holotype Paratype

Classification

Order Corynexochida / Suborder Corynexochina / Family Dolichometopidae

Genus

Deiradonyx Öpik, 1982

Genus author

Ö pik A. A.

Genus etymology

deiradonyx, Greek, low-necked, describing the occipital ring as resembling a low-necked garment

Species

D. barklyensis Öpik, 1982

Species author

Ö pik A. A.

Species etymology

Barkly, referring to the Barkly Tableland of Australia

Age

Cambrian, Miaolingian, Wuliuan

Distribution

Australia

Diagnosis

Cranidium sub-trapezoidal; glabella elongate club-shaped, expanded anteriorly, four pairs of glabellar furrows; preglabellar field narrow; anterior border of moderate width; posterior border furrow broad; occipital furrow narrow; occipital ring triangular V-shaped; fixed cheek palpebral area broad; palpebral lobe large; eye ridge short. Pygidium broad; axis of 2 rings plus a terminal piece.

Remarks

This species is the type species of Deiradonyx.