Corynexochida Temporal range: Early Cambrian – Late Devonian, 520–372 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Lancastria elongata, from China.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	†Trilobita
Order:	†Corynexochida Kobayashi, 1935
Suborders
Corynexochina Illaenina Leiostegiina

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.

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.^[1]

• Order Corynexochida - a site about the orders of trilobites.

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Taxonomy	Orders Agnostida Asaphida Corynexochida Harpetida Redlichiida Lichida Phacopida Proetida Ptychopariida Genera List of trilobites
Geochronology	Cambrian Ordovician Silurian Devonian Carboniferous Permian
Notable fossils	Earliest Fritzapsis spp. Hupetina antiqua Lunagraulos Profallotaspis jakutensis Serrania gordaensis Latest Acropyge Cheiropyge Carniphillipsia Kathwaia Paraphillipsia Pseudophillipsia First described Calymene Largest Isotelus Hungioides Smallest Acanthopluerella
Notable trilobitologists	Alexander von Humboldt Joachim Barrande Alfred Russel Wallace Charles Doolittle Walcott Charles Emerson Beecher Roderick Murchison Adam Sedgwick Rudolf Kaufmann Rudolf Richter & Emma Richter Martin Basse Niles Eldredge George Frederic Matthew Harry B. Whittington Brian D. E. Chatterton Richard Fortey Euan Clarkson Franco Rasetti Gregory D. Edgecombe Bruce S. Lieberman Gerald J. Kloc Gerhard K. B. Alberti Teiichi Kobayashi Johan Wilhelm Dalman
Paleobiology	Cambrian explosion Cruziana Diplichnites Permian–Triassic extinction event Rusophycus Trilobite zone
Notable fossil sites	Anti-Atlas Mountains Beecher's Trilobite Bed Burgess Shale Emu Bay Shale Gees, Gerolstein Hunsrück Slate Jince Formation Latham Shale Llandeilo Group Maotianshan Shales Silica Shale Formation Takaka Terrane Walcott–Rust quarry Wenlock Group Wheeler Shale Wolchov River Wren's Nest
Morphology	Exoskeleton Tagmata Cephalon Thorax Pygidium Axial lobe Pleural lobe Terminology Cranidium Effacement Enrollment Facial sutures Fixigena Gena Genal angle Glabella Gonatoparian Heteronomous Homonomous Hypostome Isopygous Librigena Macropygous Micropygous Opisthoparian Proparian Prosopon Spinosity Subisopygous Soft body parts Appendages Digestive tract Internal organs Musculature Antennae Eyes Sensory pits
Category:Trilobites