Corynexochida

Oryctocarella balangensis

Order Corynexochida / Suborder Corynexochina / Family Oryctocephalidae / Family Oryctocarinae

Cambrian, Series 2, Stage 3 to Stage 4Guizhou

Oryctocarella balangensis — photo 1 — Photo 1 · Holotype NIGP 38240 (Guizhou; Peng Shanchi (Guizhou; Peng Shanchi 2020) 2020) (Guizhou; Peng Shanchi 2020)

Oryctocarella balangensis — photo 2 — Photo 2 · Holotype NIGP 38240 (Guizhou; Peng Shanchi (Guizhou; Peng Shanchi 2020) 2020) (Guizhou; Peng Shanchi 2020)

Oryctocarella balangensis — photo 3 — Photo 3 · Holotype NIGP 38240 (Guizhou; Peng Shanchi (Guizhou; Peng Shanchi 2020) 2020) (Guizhou; Peng Shanchi 2020)

Classification

Order Corynexochida / Suborder Corynexochina / Family Oryctocephalidae / Family Oryctocarinae

Genus

Oryctocarella Tomashpolskaya & Karpinski, 1961

Genus author

Tomashpolskaya V. D. & Karpinski R. B.

Genus etymology

orycto-, Greek, digging; car, Greek, crown of the head; ella, diminutive adjectival suffix

Species

O. balangensis (Lu & Qian in Yin & Lee, 1978)

Species author

Lu Yanhao, Qian Yiyuan

Species etymology

Balang, Balang, Duyun, Guizhou

Age

Cambrian, Series 2, Stage 3 to Stage 4

Distribution

Guizhou

Synonyms

Arthricocephalus(Arthricocephalites)balangensis; Arthricocephalus(Arthricocephalites)xiaosaiensis

Diagnosis

Similar to O. duyunensis, but the glabella is broader and shorter, the transverse furrows connecting the posterior three pairs of glabellar furrows usually absent or extremely faint; the thoracic axis broader; and the median part of the posterior pygidial margin without an anterior embayment.