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Rugosochonetes
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Strophomenata
Order:
Productida
Superfamily:
Chonetoidea
Family:
Rugosochonetidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Rugosochonetes SOKOLSKAYA, 1950, p. 23
Type Species:
Orthis hardrensis PHILLIPS, 1841, p. 138, OD
Images
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Fig. 264, 1a-d. R. celticus Muir-Wood, Namurian, Scotland, $a$, ventral valve exterior, $\\mathbf{X}_{\\mathbf{3}}, b$, ventral valve interior, $X_{4}$, c, d, dorsal valve interiors, x2$ (Muir-Wood, 1962).
Synonyms
Nix
Geographic Distribution
Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, Africa
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Carboniferous (Tournaisian)
Beginning International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
359.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Carboniferous (Gzhelian)
Ending International Stage:
Gzhelian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
298.89
Description
Shell small, plano- to slightly concavoconvex, dorsal interarea reflexed, pseudodeltidium, chilidium developed, shell capillate, spines orthomorph oblique, at 45° to 60°, symmetrically arranged, dorsal median septum half of valve length, inner socket ridges curved.
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Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Strophomenata
Order:
Productida
Superfamily:
Chonetoidea
Family:
Rugosochonetidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Rugosochonetes SOKOLSKAYA, 1950, p. 23
Type Species:
Orthis hardrensis PHILLIPS, 1841, p. 138, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 264, 1a-d. R. celticus Muir-Wood, Namurian, Scotland, $a$, ventral valve exterior, $\\mathbf{X}_{\\mathbf{3}}, b$, ventral valve interior, $X_{4}$, c, d, dorsal valve interiors, x2$ (Muir-Wood, 1962).
Synonyms
Nix
Geographic Distribution
Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, Africa
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Carboniferous (Tournaisian)
Beginning International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
359.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Carboniferous (Gzhelian)
Ending International Stage:
Gzhelian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
298.89
Description
Shell small, plano- to slightly concavoconvex, dorsal interarea reflexed, pseudodeltidium, chilidium developed, shell capillate, spines orthomorph oblique, at 45° to 60°, symmetrically arranged, dorsal median septum half of valve length, inner socket ridges curved.