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Magniplicatina

Classification

    Phylum:  
Brachiopoda
    Subphylum:  
Rhynchonelliformea
    Class:  
Strophomenata
    Order:  
Productida
    Suborder:  
Productidina
    Superfamily:  
Linoproductoidea
    Family:  
Monticuliferidae
    Subfamily:  
Auriculispininae (Tribe Auriculispinini)
    Formal Genus Name and Reference:  
Magniplicatina W ATERHOUSE , 1983b, p. 130
    Type Species:  
Cancrinella magniplica C AMPBELL , 1953, p. 7; OD


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Fossil Image
Fig. 378, 2a–c. M. halli (WATERHOUSE), Mangarewa Formation, New Zealand; a,b, holotype, ventral, lateral views of incomplete internal mold, NZGS BR950, ×1; c, oblique view of ventral valve internal mold, ×1 (Waterhouse, 1982c).—Fig. 378,2d,e. M. sparsispinosa (COOPER & GRANT), Bone Spring Formation, Texas; d, holotype, ventral valve exterior, USNM 152780a, ×2; e, dorsal valve interior, ×2 (Cooper & Grant, 1975).


Synonyms

Helenaeproductus


Geographic Distribution

Australia, New Zealand, USA, Mongolia, Russian Arctic, ?China


Age Range

    Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:  
upper Lower Permian (Kungurian)
    Beginning International Stage:  
Kungurian
    Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:  
0
    Beginning Date:  
283.3
    Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:  
Upper Permian (Kazanian)
    Ending International Stage:  
Roadian
    Fraction Up In Ending Stage:  
100
    Ending Date:  
269.21


Description

Resembles Cancrinella, but with shallow corpus, strong rugae on ventral valve and relatively thick, widely spaced ventral spines.




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