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Clorindina
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Subphylum:
Rhynchonelliformea
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Pentamerida
Suborder:
Pentameridina
Superfamily:
Clorindoidea
Family:
Clorindidae
Subfamily:
Pentamerellinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Clorindina KHODALEVICH, 1939, p. 11
Type Species:
C. uralica, OD
Images
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Fig. 697, 2a-c. *C. uralica, Saumsk Stage Gorizont, Nadezhdin region, eastern Urals, dorsal, anterior, lateral views, x2 (Khodalevich, 1939)., ——Fig. 697, 2d-e. C. arataeformis, Solobykhin beds, Altai Mountains, serial sections, x3.7 (Sapelnikov, 1985a).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Russia (Novaya Zemlya, Kolyma), Altai Mountains, Urals, Salair, Tian Shan, Lower Devonian, Germany, Eifelian
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Devonian
Beginning International Stage:
Lochkovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
419
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Middle Devonian (Eifelian)
Ending International Stage:
Eifelian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
385.3
Description
Medium, strongly to moderately inflated, ventribiconvex, uniplication developed anteriorly, costae divided by longitudinal furrows anteriorly, longitudinal furrows at anterior margin, inner hinge plates discrete, hinge plates weakly lyre-shaped, carinae may or may not be present
References
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Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Subphylum:
Rhynchonelliformea
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Pentamerida
Suborder:
Pentameridina
Superfamily:
Clorindoidea
Family:
Clorindidae
Subfamily:
Pentamerellinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Clorindina KHODALEVICH, 1939, p. 11
Type Species:
C. uralica, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 697, 2a-c. *C. uralica, Saumsk Stage Gorizont, Nadezhdin region, eastern Urals, dorsal, anterior, lateral views, x2 (Khodalevich, 1939)., ——Fig. 697, 2d-e. C. arataeformis, Solobykhin beds, Altai Mountains, serial sections, x3.7 (Sapelnikov, 1985a).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Russia (Novaya Zemlya, Kolyma), Altai Mountains, Urals, Salair, Tian Shan, Lower Devonian, Germany, Eifelian
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Devonian
Beginning International Stage:
Lochkovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
419
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Middle Devonian (Eifelian)
Ending International Stage:
Eifelian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
385.3
Description
Medium, strongly to moderately inflated, ventribiconvex, uniplication developed anteriorly, costae divided by longitudinal furrows anteriorly, longitudinal furrows at anterior margin, inner hinge plates discrete, hinge plates weakly lyre-shaped, carinae may or may not be present