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Saucrorthis
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Subphylum:
Rhynchonelliformea
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Orthida
Suborder:
Orthidina
Superfamily:
Orthoidea
Family:
Productorthidae
Subfamily:
Productorthinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Saucrorthis Xu, Rong, & LIU, 1974, p. 150
Type Species:
S. minor, OD
Images
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Fig. 544, 2a-c. *S. minor, Llanvirn, southwestern China, a, internal mold of ventral valve, x8, b, internal mold of ventral valve, x8, c, internal mold of dorsal valve, x8 (Rong, new).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
southern China
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Ordovician (Llanvirn)
Beginning International Stage:
Dapingian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
471.26
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Ordovician (Llanvirn)
Ending International Stage:
Darriwilian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
56.9
Ending Date:
463.02
Description
Similar to Nicolella but small, costate, finely pustulose, and lacking chilidial plates
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Subphylum:
Rhynchonelliformea
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Orthida
Suborder:
Orthidina
Superfamily:
Orthoidea
Family:
Productorthidae
Subfamily:
Productorthinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Saucrorthis Xu, Rong, & LIU, 1974, p. 150
Type Species:
S. minor, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 544, 2a-c. *S. minor, Llanvirn, southwestern China, a, internal mold of ventral valve, x8, b, internal mold of ventral valve, x8, c, internal mold of dorsal valve, x8 (Rong, new).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
southern China
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Ordovician (Llanvirn)
Beginning International Stage:
Dapingian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
471.26
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Ordovician (Llanvirn)
Ending International Stage:
Darriwilian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
56.9
Ending Date:
463.02
Description
Similar to Nicolella but small, costate, finely pustulose, and lacking chilidial plates