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Kutorgina
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Kutorginata
Order:
Kutorginida
Superfamily:
Kutorginoidea
Family:
Kutorginidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Kutorgina kolihai RÚŽIČKA, 1927, p. 5, OD
Type Species:
Kutorgina kolihai RÚŽIČKA, 1927, p. 5, OD
Images
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Fig. 129, 1a–g. K. catenata KONEVA, Lower Cambrian, Botomian, right side of Chachme River, southern Kirghizia; a, ventral valve exterior, ×10; b, posterior view, × 11; c, lateral view, RM 137376, × 11; d, dorsal valve exterior, × 9; e, posterior view, RM 137377, ×10; f, dorsal valve interior, RM 137378, × 10; g, incomplete ventral valve interior, RM 137379, ×10 (new).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Canada, USA, Greenland, Sardinia, Russia (Siberia, southern Urals), Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Israel, Australia (New South Wales)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Cambrian (Atdabanian)
Beginning International Stage:
Cambrian Stage 3
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
521
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Middle Cambrian (Amgaian)
Ending International Stage:
Guzhangian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
25
Ending Date:
499.63
Description
Transversely semiovate, ventribiconvex with straight posterior margin, ventral valve pyramidal, with strong concentric rugae, ventral pseudointerarea clearly defined, catacline to procline, with large, strongly convex homeodeltidium, dorsal valve weakly convex with low, catacline pseudointerarea, homeochilidium narrow and strongly convex apically, broad and upturned distally, shell finely and densely pitted, with pits arranged radially, becoming larger distally. Lower Ordovician (Tremadoc): Czech Republic (Bohemia).
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Kutorginata
Order:
Kutorginida
Superfamily:
Kutorginoidea
Family:
Kutorginidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Kutorgina kolihai RÚŽIČKA, 1927, p. 5, OD
Type Species:
Kutorgina kolihai RÚŽIČKA, 1927, p. 5, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 129, 1a–g. K. catenata KONEVA, Lower Cambrian, Botomian, right side of Chachme River, southern Kirghizia; a, ventral valve exterior, ×10; b, posterior view, × 11; c, lateral view, RM 137376, × 11; d, dorsal valve exterior, × 9; e, posterior view, RM 137377, ×10; f, dorsal valve interior, RM 137378, × 10; g, incomplete ventral valve interior, RM 137379, ×10 (new).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Canada, USA, Greenland, Sardinia, Russia (Siberia, southern Urals), Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Israel, Australia (New South Wales)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Cambrian (Atdabanian)
Beginning International Stage:
Cambrian Stage 3
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
521
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Middle Cambrian (Amgaian)
Ending International Stage:
Guzhangian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
25
Ending Date:
499.63
Description
Transversely semiovate, ventribiconvex with straight posterior margin, ventral valve pyramidal, with strong concentric rugae, ventral pseudointerarea clearly defined, catacline to procline, with large, strongly convex homeodeltidium, dorsal valve weakly convex with low, catacline pseudointerarea, homeochilidium narrow and strongly convex apically, broad and upturned distally, shell finely and densely pitted, with pits arranged radially, becoming larger distally. Lower Ordovician (Tremadoc): Czech Republic (Bohemia).