Corynexochida

Feilongshania brevica

Order Corynexochida / Suborder Corynexochina / Family Oryctocephalidae / Family Oryctocarinae

Cambrian, Series 2, Stage 4Guizhou, Hunan
Feilongshania brevica — photo 1
Photo 1 · Unique type NIGP 38225 (Guizhou; Peng Shanchi Left: original form; right: after 2020) longitudinal compression (Hunan; Lixia) (Guizhou; Wang Yifan 2023)
Feilongshania brevica — photo 2
Photo 2 · Unique type NIGP 38225 (Guizhou; Peng Shanchi Left: original form; right: after 2020) longitudinal compression (Hunan; Lixia) (Guizhou; Wang Yifan 2023)
Feilongshania brevica — photo 3
Photo 3 · Unique type NIGP 38225 (Guizhou; Peng Shanchi Left: original form; right: after 2020) longitudinal compression (Hunan; Lixia) (Guizhou; Wang Yifan 2023)
Feilongshania brevica — photo 4
Photo 4 · Unique type NIGP 38225 (Guizhou; Peng Shanchi Left: original form; right: after 2020) longitudinal compression (Hunan; Lixia) (Guizhou; Wang Yifan 2023)
Classification
Order Corynexochida / Suborder Corynexochina / Family Oryctocephalidae / Family Oryctocarinae
Genus
Feilongshania Chien & Lin in Yin & Lee, 1978
Genus author
Qian Yiyuan, Lin Huanling
Genus etymology
Feilongshan, Xiunao Feilong Mountain, Songtao, Guizhou
Species
F. brevica Chien & Lin in Yin & Lee, 1978
Species author
Qian Yiyuan, Lin Huanling
Species etymology
brevi-, Latin, short
Age
Cambrian, Series 2, Stage 4
Distribution
Guizhou, Hunan
Synonyms
Feilongshania shichangensis; Feilongshania brevis
Diagnosis
Individuals small. Glabella subrectangular, four pairs of glabellar furrows; Palpebral lobe of moderate size; Proparian facial suture; Free cheek with fine lineate border, without genal spine. Thorax of 12-13 segments; Axis broader in front, narrower behind, nearly as wide as the pleural regions; pleural ribs with distinct furrows, without pleural spines. Pygidium small, sub-fan-shaped; axis of 2 rings plus a terminal piece; border faint, with a medial inward notch.
Remarks
This species is the type species of Feilongshania.