Colpocoryphe
Encyclopedia
Colpocoryphe is a genus of trilobites in the family Calymenidae
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Calymenidae
Calymenidae is a family of trilobites, containing the following genera:*Alcymene*Apocalymene*Arcticalymene*Calymene*Calymenella*Calymenesun*Colpocoryphe*Dekalymene*Diacalymene*Flexicalymene*Gravicalymene...
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Morphology
- Convex CephalonCephalon (arthropod head)The cephalon is the head section of an arthropod. It is a tagma, i.e., a specialized grouping of arthropod segmentsThe word cephalon derives from the Greek κεφαλή , meaning "head". It is rather used in Trilobite terminology. In insects, head is a preferred term...
- Trapezoidal glabellea, frequently distinctly furrowed and surelevated compared to the axis.
- Dorsal furrows slightly convergent forwardly with almost linear anterior parts.
- Broad dorsal furrows, deep and not well defined.
- 3, rather 4, well defined lateral furrows
- Librigenæ without lateral area or lateral furrow.
- Preglabellar field very short, downward oriented.
- Inflated occipital ring with smooth lateral ends.
- Occipital furrow broad and deep.
- Eye ridges rather weak.
- Anterior cephalic notch marked, with frequently parallel edges.
- Thorax : Strongly convex axis.
- Triangular Pygidium
- Convex axis, with segmentation well defined.
- 6 - 8 axial rings.
- Pleurae with deep border furrows.
- Axis extending nearly to posterior margin (large posterior terminal piece), connected to
- it by short postaxial ridge.
- Pleural fields behind articulating half-ribs nearly smooth, with 2 - 3 very indistinct ribs.
- Wide border distinctly set off by marked change in convexity.