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Mesoplica
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Strophomenata
Order:
Productida
Superfamily:
Productoidea
Family:
Productidae
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
Class:
Strophomenata
Order:
Productida
Superfamily:
Productoidea
Family:
Productidae
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