Odontopleurida

Koneprusia dongesi

Order Odontopleurida / Family Odontopleuridae

Emsian (Early Devonian)Germany
Koneprusia dongesi — photo 1
Photo 1 · Type specimens (Germany; Alberti et al., 2021) Literature specimen (Germany; Alberti et al., 2021)
Koneprusia dongesi — photo 2
Photo 2 · Type specimens (Germany; Alberti et al., 2021) Literature specimen (Germany; Alberti et al., 2021)
Koneprusia dongesi — photo 3
Photo 3 · Type specimens (Germany; Alberti et al., 2021) Literature specimen (Germany; Alberti et al., 2021)
Classification
Order Odontopleurida / Family Odontopleuridae
Genus
Koneprusia Prantl & Přibyl, 1949
Genus author
Prantl F. & Přibyl A.
Genus etymology
Koněprusy, a locality in Bohemia, Czech Republic
Species
K. dongesi Alberti & Müller, 2021
Species author
Alberti M. & Müller P.
Species etymology
Donges, in honour of Mr. Jens Donges, who discovered the type specimens
Age
Emsian (Early Devonian)
Distribution
Germany
Diagnosis
Compared with the other species of this genus, the most distinctive feature is that the thorax bears only seven axial spines.