Corynexochida

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Extinct order of trilobites

title: "Corynexochida" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["corynexochida", "cambrian-trilobites", "ordovician-trilobites", "silurian-trilobites", "devonian-trilobites", "trilobite-orders", "cambrian-series-2-first-appearances", "frasnian-extinctions"] description: "Extinct order of trilobites" topic_path: "general/corynexochida" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corynexochida" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Extinct order of trilobites ::

| fossil_range = Early Cambrian – Late Devonian, | image = Lancastria elongata.jpg | image_caption = Changaspis elongata, from China. | taxon = Corynexochida | authority = Kobayashi, 1935 | subdivision_ranks = Suborders | subdivision =

Corynexochida is an order of trilobite that lived from the Lower Cambrian to the Late Devonian. Like many of the other trilobite orders, Corynexochida contains many species with widespread characteristics.

Description

The middle region of the cephalon (the glabella) is typically elongate, with the sides often spreading forward (pestle-shaped). Some species have glabellae that are effaced, meaning they are smooth and show little detail. The glabellar furrows (when not effaced) typically have a splayed arrangement. In most species, the hind pair on either side of the cephalon become spines that point sharply backwards, and the spinose tips of the anterior pairs of thoracic segments tend to become more and more forward directed toward the pygidium. The eyes are typically large. Pygidia are typically large, competing in size with the cephalon in some species. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Fossil_Prochuangia_from_the_Cambrian_period_of_Darnjal_Formation,_Tabas,_Iran_02.jpg" caption="Fossil Prochuangia from the Cambrian period of Darnjal Formation, Tabas, Iran"] ::

The tips of the thoracic segments of many Corynexochida species are spine-like (though in some species they are flush with the sides and smooth). The thorax can have 2-12 segments (rarely more), but they more typically have 7–8.

Taxonomy

Corynexochina

Corynexochidae Abakania, Acontheus, Bonnaspis, Chatiania, Clavigellus, Corynexochella, Corynexochina, Corynexochus, Eochatiana, Eocorynexochus, Hartshillia, Hartshillina, Milaspis, Miranella, Olinaspis, Sanaschtykgolia, Shivelicus, Trinia.
Dinesidae Amginoerbia, Botomella, Chakasskia, Chakasskiella, Compsocephalus, Densocephalus, Dilataspis, Dinesus, Erbia, Erbiella, Erbina, Erbiopsidella, Erbiopsis, Ghwaiella, Paraerbia, Piriforma, Pokrovskiella, Proerbia, Pseudoerbia, Pseudoerbiopsis, Rondocephalus, Tingyuania, Tollaspis, Tumulina.
Dokimocephalidae Acrocephalina, Alekcinella, Anemocephalus, Anuloides, Apachia, Bellaspidella, Bellaspis, Beothuckia, Burnetiella, Calocephalites, Chalfontia, Conaspis, Crusoiina, Deckera, Dellea, Delleana, Didwudina, Dokimocephalus, Fastigaspis, Glyptometopsis, Glyptometopus, Iddingsia, Jingxiania, Kindbladia, Kiowaia, Kyphocephalus, Lorrettina, Obrucheviaspis, Pinctus, Plakhinella, Pseudosaratogia, Puanella, Ritella, Saimachia, Sulcocephalus, Taenicephalina, Tatulaspis, Tchuostachia, Whittingtonella, Wilsonarella, Wuhuia, Yangweizhouia.
Dolichometopidae Aegunaspis, Amphoton, Anoria, Asperocare, Athabaskia, Athabaskiella, Atypicus, Basanellus, Bathyuriscidella, Bathyuriscus, Borovikovia, Centonella, Chilometopus, Chilonorria, Clavaspidella, Corynexochides, Deiradonyx, Dolicholeptus, Dolichometopsis, Dolichometopus, Drozdoviella, Erratobalticus, Ezhuangia, Fuchouia, Glossopleura, ?Granularaspis, Guraspis, ?Hanburia, Hemirhodon, Horonastes, Itydeois, Kannoriella, Klotziella, Lianhuashania, Mendospidella, Neopoliellina, Parapoliella, Poliella, Poliellaspidella, Poliellaspis, Poliellina, Politinella, Polypleuraspis, Prosymphysurus, Pseudamphoton, Ptannigania, Saimixiella, Sestrostega, Shanghaia, Sinijanella, Suvorovaaspis, Undillia, Zhenpingaspis.
Dorypygidae Atdabanella, Basocephalus, Bonnaria, Bonnia, Bonniella, Bonnima, Bonnioides, Bonniopsis, Dorypygaspis, Dorypyge, Dorypygina, Dorypygoides, Duyunia, Fordaspis, Hicksia, Holteria, Holyoakia, Jiuquania, Kharausnurica, Kootenia, Kooteniella, Kooteniellina, Kootenina, Liokootenia, Mengzia, Metakootenia, Namiolenoides, Neolenus, Ogygopsis, Olenoides, Paraolenoides, Popigaia, Prokootenia, Protypus, Pulvillaspis, Rabutina, Saryaspis, Shipaiella, Strettonia, Tabatopygellina, Tadjikia, Tienzhuia, Tolanaspis.
Edelsteinaspididae Alacephalus, Edelsteinaspis, Gelasene, Keeleaspis, Labradoria, Labradorina, Laticephalus, Litaspis, Nehanniaspis, Neoredlichina, Nodiceps, Paleofossus, Polliaxis, Torosus, Venosus.
Jakutidae Argasalina, Bathyuriscellus, Bathyuriscopsis, Daldynia, Gibscherella, Jakutus, Janshinicus, Jucundaspis, Judaiella, Kobdus, Lenaspis, Malykania, Manaspis, Prouktaspis, Uktaspis, Vologdinaspis.
Oryctocephalidae Arthricocephalus, Balangia, Barklyella, Cheiruroides, Curvoryctocephalus, Duodingia, Duyunaspis, Eoryctocephalus, Euarthricocephalus, Feilongshania, Haliplanktos, Hunanocephalus, Kunshanaspis, Lancastria, Metabalangia, Metarthricocephalus, Microryctocara, Neocheiruroides, Opsiosoryctocephalus, Oryctocara, Oryctocephalina, Oryctocephalites, Oryctocephaloides, Oryctocephalops, Oryctocephalus, Oryctometopus, Ovatoryctocara, Paleooryctocephalus, Parachangaspis, Paracheiruroides, Protoryctocephalus, Sandoveria, Shabaella, Taijiangocephalus, Teljanzella, Tonkinella, Udjanella.
Zacanthoididae Albertella, Albertellina, Albertelloides, Chuchiaspis, Danjiangella, Delamarina, Eozacanthoides, Fieldaspis, Mendogaspis, Mexicaspis, Micmaecopsis, Panxinella, Paralbertella, Parkaspis, Prozacanthoides, Pseudozacanthopsis, Ptarmiganoides, Qingzhenaspis, Stephenaspis, Thoracocare, Tianshanocephalus, Ursinella, Vanuxernella, Xuzhouia, Zacanthoides, Zacanthopsina, Zacanthopsis.

Illaenina

Illaenidae Alloillaenus, Bumastoides, Dysplanus, Ectillaenus, Harpillaenus, Hyboaspis, Illaenus, Nanillaenus, Ninglangia, Octillaenus, Ordosaspis, Parillaenus, Platillaenus, Ptilillaenus, Quadratillaenus, Snajdria, Spinillaenus, Stenopareia, Trigoncekovia, Ulugtella, Vysocania, Wuchuanella, Zbirovia, Zdicella, Zetillaenus.
Panderiidae Hemibarrandia, Ottenbyaspis, Panderia, Pogrebovites.
Styginidae Alceste, Altaepeltis, Amphoriops, Ancyropyge, Andegavia, Arctipeltis, Australoscutellum, Avascutellum, Bojoscutellum, Boreoscutellum, Breviscutellum, Bronteopsis, Brontocephalina, Brontocephalus, Bubupeltina, Bumastella, Bumastus, Calycoscutellum, Cavetia, Cekovia, Chichikaspis, Chugaevia, Ciliscutellum, Cornuscutellum, Craigheadia, Cybantyx, Decoroscutellum, Delgadoa, Dentaloscutellum, Dulanaspis, Ekwanoscutellum, Eobronteus, Eokosovopeltis, Eoscutellum, Exastipyx, Excetra, Failleana, Flexiscutellum, Goldillaenoides, Goldillaenus, Hallanta, Hidascutellum, Illaenoides, Illaenoscutellum, Izarnia, Japonoscutellum, Kirkdomina, Kobayashipeltis, Kolihapeltis, Kosovopeltis, Kotysopeltis, Lamproscutellum, Leioscutellum, Ligiscus, Liolalax, Litotix, Meitanillaenus, Meridioscutellum, Meroperix, Metascutellum, Microscutellum, Mulciberaspis, Neoscutellum, Octobronteus, Opoa, Ottoaspis, Paracybantyx, Paralejurus, Paraphillipsinella, Perischoclonus, Phillipsinella, Planiscutellum, Platyscutellum, Poroscutellum, Protobronteus, Protostygina, Pseudoeobronteus, Pseudostygina, Quyuania, Radioscutellum, Raymondaspis, Rhaxeros, Sangzhiscutellum, Scabriscutellum, Scutellum, Septimopeltis, Spiniscutellum, Stygina, Styginella, Tenuipeltis, Thaleops, Theamataspis, Thomastus, Thysanopeltella, Thysanopeltis, Tosacephalus, Turgicephalus, Unicapeltis, Uraloscutellum, Waisfeldaspis, Weberopeltis, Xyoeax.
Tsinaniidae Blandiaspis, Dictyella, Esseigania, Guluheia, Jiwangshania, Leiaspis, Lonchopygella, Paradictyites, Shergoldia, Taipaikia, Tsinania, Zhujia.

Leiostegiina

Cheilocephalidae Aksayaspis, Cheilocephalus, Emsurella, Lecanoaspis, Macelloura, Oligometopus, Parakoldinia, Pseudokingstonia, Pseudokoldinia.
Illaenuridae Ambonolium, Illaenurus, Lecanopyge, Minicephalus, Olenekella, Platydiamesus, Polyariella, Rasettaspis, Rasettia, Resseraspis, Tatonaspis, Yurakia.
Kaolishaniidae Anhuiaspis, Ceronocare, Donggouia, Eokaolishania, Eoniansuyia, Eotingocephalus, Hapsidocare, Hemikaolishania, Kabutocrania, Kaolishania, Kaolishaniella, Liaotropis, Mansuyia, Mansuyites, Mimana, Palacorona, Palemansuyia, Parakaolishania, Pararnansuyella, Peichiashania, Prolloydia, Shidiania, Taianocephalus, Tangjiaella, Tingocephalus, Tugurelluin, Wayaonia.
Leiostegiidae Aedotes, Aethochuangia, Agerina, Alloleiostegium, Ampullatocephalina, Annamitella, Aspidochuangia, Baoshanaspis, Brackebuschia, Cholopilus, Chosenia, Chuangia, Chuangiella, Chuangina, Chuangioides, Chuangiopsis, Chuangites, Constrictella, Eochuangia, Euleiostegium, Evansaspis, Gonicheirurus, Iranaspis, Iranochuangia, Jinanaspis, Kepisis, Leiostegium, Leptochuangia, Linguchuangia, Lloydia, Madaoyuites, Manitouella, Marcouella, Meropalla, Paraaojia, Paraleiostegium, Paraonychopyge, Paraszechuanella, Perischodory, Plethopeltella, Pseudocalymene, Pseudoleiostegium, Reubenella, Sailoma, Shanchengziella, Sobovaspis, Szechuanella, Tinaspis, Xinhuangaspis, Yaopuia, Yarmakaspis, Yinjiangia,Prochuangia
Ordosiidae Delinghaspis, Kontrastina, Nidanshania, Ordosia, Paralevisia, Plesioinouyella, Poshania, Pseudotaitzuia, Taitzuia, Taitzuina, Tylotaitzuia, Wanshania, Xundiania.
Pagodiidae Arcifimbria, Bienella, Datsonia, Girandia, Idamea, Lichengaspis, Lotosoides, Oreadella, Pagodia, Pagodioides, Phoreotropis, Prochuangia, Ptychopleurites, Sagitaspis, Sagitoides, Seletoides, Wittekindtia.
Shirakiellidae Neoshirakiella, Pseudotaishania, Shirakiella, Yantaiella.

References

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References

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