Phacopida

Omegops junggariensis

Order Phacopida / Suborder Phacopina / Superfamily Phacopoidea / Family Phacopidae

Famennian (Late Devonian)Xinjiang
Omegops junggariensis — photo 1
Photo 1 · Holotype NIGP180506 (Xinjiang; Crônier 2022) Literature specimen (Xinjiang; Zong 2023)
Omegops junggariensis — photo 2
Photo 2 · Holotype NIGP180506 (Xinjiang; Crônier 2022) Literature specimen (Xinjiang; Zong 2023)
Classification
Order Phacopida / Suborder Phacopina / Superfamily Phacopoidea / Family Phacopidae
Genus
Omegops Struve, 1976
Genus author
Struve W.
Genus etymology
None
Species
O. junggariensis (Crônier in Crônier & Waters, 2022)
Species author
Crônier C.
Species etymology
Junggar, Junggar, Xinjiang
Age
Famennian (Late Devonian)
Distribution
Xinjiang
Synonyms
Clarksonops junggariensis; Omegops xiangi
Diagnosis
Very similar to Omegops mobilis, the main difference being that the lenses of this species have a maximum of five in a vertical row.