Conocephalites Explained
Conocephalites Barrande, 1852, is a disused name for a genus of trilobite, of which the species have now been reassigned to other genera. The name was introduced as a replacement for Conocephalus Zenker, 1833, which was unavailable since Thunberg used it in 1815 for a genus of conehead bushcricket. Barrande however was unaware that Conocoryphe had already been proposed by Hawle and Corda in 1847.
The following species have been reassigned.[1]
Notes and References
- Book: Moore, R.C.. 1959. Arthropoda I - Arthropoda General Features, Proarthropoda, Euarthropoda General Features, Trilobitomorpha. Geological Society of America/University of Kansas Press. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part O.. O234, O238,O242, O252, O273, O288, O361, O418, O455, O525. Boulder, Colorado/Lawrence, Kansas. 0-8137-3015-5.
- Book: Resser, Charles Elmer. 1938. Cambrian System (Restricted) of the Southern Appalachians. Geological Society of America Special Paper. 15. 76. 081372015X.
- A.R.. Palmer. 1954. An Appraisal of the Great Basin Middle Cambrian Trilobites described before 1900. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 264-D. 57.