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Luofuia
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Spiriferida
Superfamily:
Reticularioidea
Family:
Elythidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Luofuia XU, 1977a, p. 66
Type Species:
L. delicata, OD
Images
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Fig. 1247, 5a-d. * L. delicata, Tangxiang Formation, Guangxi, a-b, dorsal valve exterior, latex external mold, c-d, ventral valve interior, dorsal valve interior, × 5 (Xu, 1977a).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
southern China
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Middle Devonian (Eifelian)
Beginning International Stage:
Eifelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
394.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Middle Devonian (Eifelian)
Ending International Stage:
Eifelian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
385.3
Description
Shell planoconvex, surface without radial ornament, but with dense concentric lamellae, interior of both valves without septa
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Spiriferida
Superfamily:
Reticularioidea
Family:
Elythidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Luofuia XU, 1977a, p. 66
Type Species:
L. delicata, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 1247, 5a-d. * L. delicata, Tangxiang Formation, Guangxi, a-b, dorsal valve exterior, latex external mold, c-d, ventral valve interior, dorsal valve interior, × 5 (Xu, 1977a).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
southern China
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Middle Devonian (Eifelian)
Beginning International Stage:
Eifelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
394.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Middle Devonian (Eifelian)
Ending International Stage:
Eifelian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
385.3
Description
Shell planoconvex, surface without radial ornament, but with dense concentric lamellae, interior of both valves without septa