Colpocoryphe Grandis
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''Colpocoryphe'' is a genus of trilobites in the family Calymenidae.


Morphology

* Convex Cephalon * Trapezoidal glabellae, 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.


References

Calymenidae Phacopida genera Ordovician trilobites Silurian trilobites Fossils of the Czech Republic Letná Formation Fossils of France Fezouata Formation fossils {{phacopida-stub