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Neobolus
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Lingulata
Order:
Lingulida
Superfamily:
Acrotheloidea
Family:
Botsfordiidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Neobolus WAAGEN, 1885, p. 756
Type Species:
N. warthi, SD OEHLERT, 1887b, p. 1263
Images
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Fig. 49, 3a-d. *N. warthi Waagen, Neobolus Beds, Salt Range, Pakistan, $a$, ventral valve exterior, x2.5$, $b$, posterior view of ventral valve, x3 . 3}$, $c$, dorsal valve exterior, X3.3, dorsal valve interior, $\\mathbf{X}_{3.3}$ (Rowell, 1965a).
Synonyms
Lakhmina
Geographic Distribution
Pakistan, ?Germany, ?Australia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Cambrian
Beginning International Stage:
Fortunian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
538.8
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Cambrian
Ending International Stage:
Cambrian Stage 4
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
0
Ending Date:
512.3
Description
Similar to Botsfordia, but differs in having a well-developed dorsal visceral platform
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Lingulata
Order:
Lingulida
Superfamily:
Acrotheloidea
Family:
Botsfordiidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Neobolus WAAGEN, 1885, p. 756
Type Species:
N. warthi, SD OEHLERT, 1887b, p. 1263
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 49, 3a-d. *N. warthi Waagen, Neobolus Beds, Salt Range, Pakistan, $a$, ventral valve exterior, x2.5$, $b$, posterior view of ventral valve, x3 . 3}$, $c$, dorsal valve exterior, X3.3, dorsal valve interior, $\\mathbf{X}_{3.3}$ (Rowell, 1965a).
Synonyms
Lakhmina
Geographic Distribution
Pakistan, ?Germany, ?Australia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Cambrian
Beginning International Stage:
Fortunian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
538.8
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Cambrian
Ending International Stage:
Cambrian Stage 4
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
0
Ending Date:
512.3
Description
Similar to Botsfordia, but differs in having a well-developed dorsal visceral platform