Corynexochida

Taijiangocephalus gedongensis

Order Corynexochida / Suborder Corynexochina / Family Oryctocephalidae / Family Cheiruroidinae

Cambrian, Miaolingian, WuliuanGuizhou

Taijiangocephalus gedongensis — photo 1 — Photo 1 · Holotype GK1282 (Guizhou; Yuan Jinliang et al. 2002) (Guizhou; Yuan Jinliang et al. 2002)

Taijiangocephalus gedongensis — photo 2 — Photo 2 · Holotype GK1282 (Guizhou; Yuan Jinliang et al. 2002) (Guizhou; Yuan Jinliang et al. 2002)

Classification

Order Corynexochida / Suborder Corynexochina / Family Oryctocephalidae / Family Cheiruroidinae

Genus

Taijiangocephalus Yuan & Zhao in Yuan et al., 2002

Genus author

Yuan Jinliang, Zhao Yuanlong

Genus etymology

Taijiang, the type locality, Taijiang, Guizhou; -cephalus, Greek, head

Species

T. gedongensis Yuan & Zhao in Yuan et al., 2002

Species author

Yuan Jinliang, Zhao Yuanlong

Species etymology

Gedong, Gedong Town, Jianhe County, Guizhou

Age

Cambrian, Miaolingian, Wuliuan

Distribution

Guizhou

Diagnosis

Dorsal shield elongate-oval. Cephalon semi-elliptical; glabella broad and long, truncate-conical, four pairs of shallow glabellar furrows; palpebral lobe small; eye ridge narrow and distinct; gonatoparian sutures; free cheek of moderate width, nearly equal to the palpebral area of the fixed cheek, without genal spine. Thorax of 12 segments; axis broader than the pleural regions; pleural ribs bluntly rounded terminally. Pygidium small; axis of 1 ring plus one terminal piece; without border or border furrow.

Remarks

This species is the type species of Taijiangocephalus.