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Gladiostrophia
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Strophomenata
Order:
Strophomenida
Superfamily:
Strophomenoidea
Family:
Amphistrophiidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Gladiostrophia HAVLÍČEK, 1967, p. 141
Type Species:
Leptaena verneuili BARRANDE, 1848, p. 219, OD
Images
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Fig. 164, 2a–e. *G. verneuili (B ARRANDE ), Koneprusy Limestone, Pragian, Koneprusy, Bohemia, Czech Republic; a,b, ventral, lateral views of ventral exterior, BMNH BB 54620, × 1 (new); c, ventral interior, OMR VH 411a, ×1; d, dorsal external mold, OMR VH 410a, ×1.5; e, dorsal internal mold, OMR VH 410c, ×2 (Havlícek, 1967).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Europe, Asia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Silurian (Ludlow)
Beginning International Stage:
Gorstian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
426.74
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Devonian (Emsian)
Ending International Stage:
Emsian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
394.3
Description
Large, strongly concavoconvex profile, strong, coarse, uniform costellate ornament, subtriangular ventral muscle field with strong straight bounding ridges posterolaterally only, erect cardinal process lobes directed ventroposteriorly, prominent curved dorsal muscle-bounding ridges posterolaterally, weak dorsal median septum. Silurian (Ludlow)-Devonian period.
References
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Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Strophomenata
Order:
Strophomenida
Superfamily:
Strophomenoidea
Family:
Amphistrophiidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Gladiostrophia HAVLÍČEK, 1967, p. 141
Type Species:
Leptaena verneuili BARRANDE, 1848, p. 219, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 164, 2a–e. *G. verneuili (B ARRANDE ), Koneprusy Limestone, Pragian, Koneprusy, Bohemia, Czech Republic; a,b, ventral, lateral views of ventral exterior, BMNH BB 54620, × 1 (new); c, ventral interior, OMR VH 411a, ×1; d, dorsal external mold, OMR VH 410a, ×1.5; e, dorsal internal mold, OMR VH 410c, ×2 (Havlícek, 1967).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Europe, Asia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Silurian (Ludlow)
Beginning International Stage:
Gorstian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
426.74
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Devonian (Emsian)
Ending International Stage:
Emsian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
394.3
Description
Large, strongly concavoconvex profile, strong, coarse, uniform costellate ornament, subtriangular ventral muscle field with strong straight bounding ridges posterolaterally only, erect cardinal process lobes directed ventroposteriorly, prominent curved dorsal muscle-bounding ridges posterolaterally, weak dorsal median septum. Silurian (Ludlow)-Devonian period.