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Amoenospirifer
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Subphylum:
Rhynchonelliformea
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Spiriferida
Suborder:
Spiriferina
Superfamily:
Alolfioidea
Family:
Adolfiidae
Subfamily:
Pinguispiriferinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Amoenospirifer HAVLÍČEK, 1957b, p. 436
Type Species:
Spirifer thetidis BARRANDE, 1848, p. 176, OD
Images
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Fig. 1115, 4a-d. A. amoenoides HavLíček, upper Emsian, Bohemia, ventral, dorsal, side, and anterior views, × 1.5 (Havlíček, 1959).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Czech Republic
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Devonian (Emsian)
Beginning International Stage:
Emsian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
410.51
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Devonian (Emsian)
Ending International Stage:
Emsian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
394.3
Description
Fold and sulcus nonplicate, flanks with few prominent, rounded plications, dental plates lacking, ventral umbonal area with thick secondary shell material, vascular impressions strong.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Subphylum:
Rhynchonelliformea
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Spiriferida
Suborder:
Spiriferina
Superfamily:
Alolfioidea
Family:
Adolfiidae
Subfamily:
Pinguispiriferinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Amoenospirifer HAVLÍČEK, 1957b, p. 436
Type Species:
Spirifer thetidis BARRANDE, 1848, p. 176, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 1115, 4a-d. A. amoenoides HavLíček, upper Emsian, Bohemia, ventral, dorsal, side, and anterior views, × 1.5 (Havlíček, 1959).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Czech Republic
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Devonian (Emsian)
Beginning International Stage:
Emsian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
410.51
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Devonian (Emsian)
Ending International Stage:
Emsian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
394.3
Description
Fold and sulcus nonplicate, flanks with few prominent, rounded plications, dental plates lacking, ventral umbonal area with thick secondary shell material, vascular impressions strong.