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Clitambonites
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Strophomenata
Order:
Clitambonitidina
Superfamily:
Clitambonitoidea
Family:
Clitambonitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Clitambonites Pander, 1830, p. 70, Pronites adscendens PANDER, 1830, p. 71
Type Species:
Pronites adscendens Pander, 1830, p. 71, SD Hall & CLARKE, 1892, p. 234
Images
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Fig. 502a-c. * C. adscendens (Pander), Llanvirn, Ingria, ventral, dorsal, lateral views of conjoined valves, X2 (Williams, 1965c)., Fig. 502d, e. C. squamatus (Pahlen), Llandeilo, Estonia, d, ventral valve interior, X2², e, interarea, X4 (Wright & Rubel, 1996)., Fig. 502f, g. C. schmidti (Pahlen) epigonus Öpik, lower Caradoc, Estonia, f, dorsal valve interior, X1.5, g, ornament, X6 (Öpik, 1934).
Synonyms
Klitambonites, Pronites, Prionites, Orthisina
Geographic Distribution
Estonia, Russia, Norway, Sweden, China
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Ordovician (Arenig)
Beginning International Stage:
Floian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
477.08
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Ordovician (lower Caradoc)
Ending International Stage:
Sandbian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
0
Ending Date:
454.11
Description
Planoconvex to ventribiconvex shells with apsacline to procline ventral interareas, coarse costellae, and strong, concentric imbrications.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Strophomenata
Order:
Clitambonitidina
Superfamily:
Clitambonitoidea
Family:
Clitambonitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Clitambonites Pander, 1830, p. 70, Pronites adscendens PANDER, 1830, p. 71
Type Species:
Pronites adscendens Pander, 1830, p. 71, SD Hall & CLARKE, 1892, p. 234
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 502a-c. * C. adscendens (Pander), Llanvirn, Ingria, ventral, dorsal, lateral views of conjoined valves, X2 (Williams, 1965c)., Fig. 502d, e. C. squamatus (Pahlen), Llandeilo, Estonia, d, ventral valve interior, X2², e, interarea, X4 (Wright & Rubel, 1996)., Fig. 502f, g. C. schmidti (Pahlen) epigonus Öpik, lower Caradoc, Estonia, f, dorsal valve interior, X1.5, g, ornament, X6 (Öpik, 1934).
Synonyms
Klitambonites, Pronites, Prionites, Orthisina
Geographic Distribution
Estonia, Russia, Norway, Sweden, China
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Ordovician (Arenig)
Beginning International Stage:
Floian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
477.08
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Ordovician (lower Caradoc)
Ending International Stage:
Sandbian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
0
Ending Date:
454.11
Description
Planoconvex to ventribiconvex shells with apsacline to procline ventral interareas, coarse costellae, and strong, concentric imbrications.