Conocoryphe

Conocoryphe
Temporal range:
Conocoryphe sulzeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Artiopoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Ptychopariida
Family: Conocoryphidae
Genus: Conocoryphe
Hawle & Corda, 1847
Species
  • Conocoryphe sulzeri (Schlotheim, 1823) (Type) = Trilobites sulzeri, Conocephalites sulzeri
  • Conocoryphe cirina (Barrande, 1846) = C. sulzeri cirina, Conocephalites cirina
  • Conocoryphe gerlinda Snajdr, 1982
  • onocoryphe punctata
  • Conocoryphe caecigena Dean, 1982
Synonyms

Conocoryphe is a genus of primarily eyeless trilobites belonging to the family Conocoryphidae. They lived during the Middle Cambrian period, about 505 million years ago. These arthropods lived on the sea bottom (epifaunal) and lived off dead particulate organic matter (a lifestyle called detritivorous).