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Parenteletes
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Subphylum:
Rhynchonelliformea
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Orthida
Suborder:
Dalmanellidina
Superfamily:
Enteletoidea
Family:
Enteletidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Parenteletes KING, 1931, p. 48
Type Species:
P. cooperi, OD
Images
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Fig. 598, 2a-h. *P. cooperi, Asselian, western Texas, a-e, ventral, dorsal, anterior, posterior, lateral views of conjoined valves, X1, f, g, normal, tilted views of ventral interior, X1, h, oblique view of dorsal interior, x1 (Cooper & Grant, 1976).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Europe, central Asia, North America
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Carboniferous (Namurian)
Beginning International Stage:
Serpukhovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
330.34
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Permian (Tatarian)
Ending International Stage:
Wuchiapingian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
40
Ending Date:
257.43
Description
Sharply unisulcate valves, similar to Enteletina but with divergent dental plates and cella under anterior extension of ventral median septum, sockets elongate
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Subphylum:
Rhynchonelliformea
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Orthida
Suborder:
Dalmanellidina
Superfamily:
Enteletoidea
Family:
Enteletidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Parenteletes KING, 1931, p. 48
Type Species:
P. cooperi, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 598, 2a-h. *P. cooperi, Asselian, western Texas, a-e, ventral, dorsal, anterior, posterior, lateral views of conjoined valves, X1, f, g, normal, tilted views of ventral interior, X1, h, oblique view of dorsal interior, x1 (Cooper & Grant, 1976).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Europe, central Asia, North America
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Carboniferous (Namurian)
Beginning International Stage:
Serpukhovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
330.34
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Permian (Tatarian)
Ending International Stage:
Wuchiapingian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
40
Ending Date:
257.43
Description
Sharply unisulcate valves, similar to Enteletina but with divergent dental plates and cella under anterior extension of ventral median septum, sockets elongate