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Pleurodium
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Subphylum:
Rhynchonelliformea
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Pentamerida
Suborder:
Pentameridina
Superfamily:
Pentameroidea
Family:
Virgianidae
Subfamily:
Pleurodiinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Pleurodium WANG, 1955, p. 111
Type Species:
Conchidium tenuiplicatus GRABAU, 1925, p. 80, OD
Images
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Fig. 650, 1 a-f .* P. tenuiplicatus (Grabau), upper part of Lopoping Formation, Dazhongba, Fenxiang, western Hubei, a-e, ventral, dorsal, posterior, anterior, lateral views, x1 (Wang, 1955), f, impression of dorsal interior, x1 (Rong & Yang, 1981).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
South China
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Silurian (upper Aeronian)
Beginning International Stage:
Aeronian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
66
Beginning Date:
439.24
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Silurian (upper Aeronian)
Ending International Stage:
Aeronian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
438.59
Description
Medium to large, transverse, evenly costate
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Subphylum:
Rhynchonelliformea
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Pentamerida
Suborder:
Pentameridina
Superfamily:
Pentameroidea
Family:
Virgianidae
Subfamily:
Pleurodiinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Pleurodium WANG, 1955, p. 111
Type Species:
Conchidium tenuiplicatus GRABAU, 1925, p. 80, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 650, 1 a-f .* P. tenuiplicatus (Grabau), upper part of Lopoping Formation, Dazhongba, Fenxiang, western Hubei, a-e, ventral, dorsal, posterior, anterior, lateral views, x1 (Wang, 1955), f, impression of dorsal interior, x1 (Rong & Yang, 1981).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
South China
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Silurian (upper Aeronian)
Beginning International Stage:
Aeronian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
66
Beginning Date:
439.24
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Silurian (upper Aeronian)
Ending International Stage:
Aeronian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
438.59
Description
Medium to large, transverse, evenly costate