Asaphida

Hedinaspis kueichouensis

Order Asaphida / Superfamily Asaphoidea / Family Ceratopygidae

Stage 10 (Furongian, Cambrian)Guizhou
Hedinaspis kueichouensis — photo 1
Photo 1 · aspis, Greek, shield. Holotype (Guizhou; Lu Yanhao 1954) Literature specimen (Guizhou; Qian Literature specimen (Guizhou; Lu Yiyuan 1961) Yanhao 1954)
Hedinaspis kueichouensis — photo 2
Photo 2 · aspis, Greek, shield. Holotype (Guizhou; Lu Yanhao 1954) Literature specimen (Guizhou; Qian Literature specimen (Guizhou; Lu Yiyuan 1961) Yanhao 1954)
Hedinaspis kueichouensis — photo 3
Photo 3 · aspis, Greek, shield. Holotype (Guizhou; Lu Yanhao 1954) Literature specimen (Guizhou; Qian Literature specimen (Guizhou; Lu Yiyuan 1961) Yanhao 1954)
Hedinaspis kueichouensis — photo 4
Photo 4 · aspis, Greek, shield. Holotype (Guizhou; Lu Yanhao 1954) Literature specimen (Guizhou; Qian Literature specimen (Guizhou; Lu Yiyuan 1961) Yanhao 1954)
Classification
Order Asaphida / Superfamily Asaphoidea / Family Ceratopygidae
Genus
Hedinaspis Troedsson, 1951
Genus author
Troedsson G. T.
Genus etymology
Hedin, a surname, in honour of the famous Swedish explorer Sven Hedin, an early researcher of Xinjiang;
Species
H. kueichouensis Lu, 1954
Species author
Lu Yanhao
Species etymology
Kueichou, Guizhou Province
Age
Stage 10 (Furongian, Cambrian)
Distribution
Guizhou
Diagnosis
Compared with the type species Hedinaspis regalis, the glabella is shorter and the anterior branches of the facial sutures are arcuate.