Coronocephalus elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cheiruroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: †Artiopoda Superclassis: †Trilobitomorpha Classis: †Trilobita Ordo: †Phacopida Subordo: †Cheirurina Superfamilia: Cheiruroidea

Familia: Encrinuridae
Genus: †Coronocephalus
Species: †Coronocephalus elegans

Name

Coronocephalus elegans (Xia in W. Zhang, 1974)

Synonym: Senticucullus elegans Xia in W. Zhang, 1974

Distribution

Asia

• South China (Hunan province)
  • Xiushan Formation

Temporal range: Lower Silurian

References

• Zhang W.T. (or Chang Wen-tang, 张文堂), 1974. Silurian Trilobites. A Handbook of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of Southwest China, pp. 179–85, pls 81-85. Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ed.). Beijing. Science Press. [article in Chinese].

Links

• Coronocephalus elegans (image) - American Museum of Natural History.
• Zicha, Ondřej et al. Coronocephalus elegans – Taxon details on Biological Library (BioLib).