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Mesoplica
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Subphylum:
Rhynchonelliformea
Class:
Strophomenata
Order:
Productida
Suborder:
Productidina
Superfamily:
Productoidea
Family:
Productidae
Subfamily:
Leioproductinae (Tribe Leioproductinini)
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Mesoplica REED, 1943, p. 97
Type Species:
Leptaena praelonga J. DE C. SOWERBY, 1840, pl. 53, fig. 29, OD
Images
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Fig. 322, 5a-d. *M. praelonga (J. DE C. Sowerby), uppermost Famennian, Devonshire, a, b, lateral, anterior views of ventral valve internal mold, x1 (new), c, d, replicas of interior, exterior of posterior part of dorsal valve, X2 (Muir-Wood & Cooper, 1960), Fig. 322, 5e. M. simplicior (Nalivkin), Famennian, Kirghizia, posterior view of ventral valve, X1 (Muir-Wood & Cooper, 1960)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Europe, northern Africa, ?Asia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Devonian (upper Famennian)
Beginning International Stage:
Famennian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
50
Beginning Date:
365.2
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Devonian (upper Famennian)
Ending International Stage:
Famennian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
359.3
Description
Medium size, distinct ventral median fold bearing thicker spines in some, ribbing incipient anteriorly on corpus, trail, teeth absent, cardinal ridges short
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Subphylum:
Rhynchonelliformea
Class:
Strophomenata
Order:
Productida
Suborder:
Productidina
Superfamily:
Productoidea
Family:
Productidae
Subfamily:
Leioproductinae (Tribe Leioproductinini)
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Mesoplica REED, 1943, p. 97
Type Species:
Leptaena praelonga J. DE C. SOWERBY, 1840, pl. 53, fig. 29, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 322, 5a-d. *M. praelonga (J. DE C. Sowerby), uppermost Famennian, Devonshire, a, b, lateral, anterior views of ventral valve internal mold, x1 (new), c, d, replicas of interior, exterior of posterior part of dorsal valve, X2 (Muir-Wood & Cooper, 1960), Fig. 322, 5e. M. simplicior (Nalivkin), Famennian, Kirghizia, posterior view of ventral valve, X1 (Muir-Wood & Cooper, 1960)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Europe, northern Africa, ?Asia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Devonian (upper Famennian)
Beginning International Stage:
Famennian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
50
Beginning Date:
365.2
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Devonian (upper Famennian)
Ending International Stage:
Famennian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
359.3
Description
Medium size, distinct ventral median fold bearing thicker spines in some, ribbing incipient anteriorly on corpus, trail, teeth absent, cardinal ridges short