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Enteletes
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Subphylum:
Rhynchonelliformea
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Orthida
Suborder:
Dalmanellidina
Superfamily:
Enteletoidea
Family:
Enteletidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Enteletes Fischer de WALDHEIM, 1825, p. 6
Type Species:
Enteletes glabra Fischer de WALDHEIM, 1830, pl. 26, fig. 6, 7, SM
Images
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Fig. 598, 1a-c. E. lamarcki (Fischer de Waldheim), Namurian, Russia, ventral, dorsal, lateral views of conjoined valves, x1 (Schuchert & Cooper, 1932)., ——Fig. 598, 1d-m. E. wordensis (R. E. King), Kazanian, western Texas, d-g, ventral, lateral, posterior, anterior views of conjoined valves, X1, h-j, normal, tilted, lateral views of ventral interior, x1, k-m, normal, tilted, lateral views of dorsal interior, x1 (Cooper & Grant, 1976).
Synonyms
Anteletes, Syntrilasma, Spirifer, Syntrielasma
Geographic Distribution
widespread
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Carboniferous (Namurian)
Beginning International Stage:
Serpukhovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
330.34
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Permian (Tatarian)
Ending International Stage:
Wuchiapingian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
40
Ending Date:
257.43
Description
"Sharply uniplicate, capillate valves, ventral interior with high, flat, subparallel to slightly convergent dental plates, bisected by high, thin median septum, dorsal interior with well-developed tusklike brachiophores defining deep, tubular sockets, cardinal process variably expanded."
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Subphylum:
Rhynchonelliformea
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Orthida
Suborder:
Dalmanellidina
Superfamily:
Enteletoidea
Family:
Enteletidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Enteletes Fischer de WALDHEIM, 1825, p. 6
Type Species:
Enteletes glabra Fischer de WALDHEIM, 1830, pl. 26, fig. 6, 7, SM
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 598, 1a-c. E. lamarcki (Fischer de Waldheim), Namurian, Russia, ventral, dorsal, lateral views of conjoined valves, x1 (Schuchert & Cooper, 1932)., ——Fig. 598, 1d-m. E. wordensis (R. E. King), Kazanian, western Texas, d-g, ventral, lateral, posterior, anterior views of conjoined valves, X1, h-j, normal, tilted, lateral views of ventral interior, x1, k-m, normal, tilted, lateral views of dorsal interior, x1 (Cooper & Grant, 1976).
Synonyms
Anteletes, Syntrilasma, Spirifer, Syntrielasma
Geographic Distribution
widespread
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Carboniferous (Namurian)
Beginning International Stage:
Serpukhovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
330.34
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Permian (Tatarian)
Ending International Stage:
Wuchiapingian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
40
Ending Date:
257.43
Description
"Sharply uniplicate, capillate valves, ventral interior with high, flat, subparallel to slightly convergent dental plates, bisected by high, thin median septum, dorsal interior with well-developed tusklike brachiophores defining deep, tubular sockets, cardinal process variably expanded."