Proetida

Telephina chinensis

Order Proetida / Superfamily Bathyuroidea / Family Telephinidae

Sandbian (Late Ordovician)Hubei, Guizhou
Telephina chinensis — photo 1
Photo 1 · birth was put with his mother in a wooden chest and thrown in the sea. The genus name may allude to the pelagic drifting lifestyle of Telephina. The Chinese name may derive from the Greek tele-, meaning far, and the large eyes of this genus. Holotype (Hubei; Yi Yong'en 1957) (Guizhou; Yin Gongzheng et al. 1978) (Hubei; Lu Yanhao 1975) (Hubei; Peng Shanchi et al. 2001)
Telephina chinensis — photo 2
Photo 2 · birth was put with his mother in a wooden chest and thrown in the sea. The genus name may allude to the pelagic drifting lifestyle of Telephina. The Chinese name may derive from the Greek tele-, meaning far, and the large eyes of this genus. Holotype (Hubei; Yi Yong'en 1957) (Guizhou; Yin Gongzheng et al. 1978) (Hubei; Lu Yanhao 1975) (Hubei; Peng Shanchi et al. 2001)
Telephina chinensis — photo 3
Photo 3 · birth was put with his mother in a wooden chest and thrown in the sea. The genus name may allude to the pelagic drifting lifestyle of Telephina. The Chinese name may derive from the Greek tele-, meaning far, and the large eyes of this genus. Holotype (Hubei; Yi Yong'en 1957) (Guizhou; Yin Gongzheng et al. 1978) (Hubei; Lu Yanhao 1975) (Hubei; Peng Shanchi et al. 2001)
Telephina chinensis — photo 4
Photo 4 · birth was put with his mother in a wooden chest and thrown in the sea. The genus name may allude to the pelagic drifting lifestyle of Telephina. The Chinese name may derive from the Greek tele-, meaning far, and the large eyes of this genus. Holotype (Hubei; Yi Yong'en 1957) (Guizhou; Yin Gongzheng et al. 1978) (Hubei; Lu Yanhao 1975) (Hubei; Peng Shanchi et al. 2001)
Classification
Order Proetida / Superfamily Bathyuroidea / Family Telephinidae
Genus
Telephina Marek, 1952
Genus author
Marek L.
Genus etymology
The replaced original name Telephus comes from Telephus of Greek mythology, a man of misfortunes who at
Species
T. chinensis (Yi, 1957)
Species author
Yi Yong'en
Species etymology
chinensis, Latinised Chinese, of China
Age
Sandbian (Late Ordovician)
Distribution
Hubei, Guizhou
Synonyms
Telephus chinensis; Telephina (Telephina) aspinosa; Telephina (Telephina) chinensis; Telephina (Telephina) sanduensis sanduensis, Telephina (Telephina) sanduensis
Diagnosis
Cranidium subrectangular, distinctly wider than long; glabella rounded-triangular; fixigenae wide; palpebral lobes far from the glabella; a long occipital spine present.