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Striatifera
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Strophomenata
Order:
Productida
Superfamily:
Linoproductoidea
Family:
Monticuliferidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Striatifera CHAO, 1927b, p. 94
Type Species:
Mytilus striatus Fischer de Waldheim, 1837, p. 181, OD, non Pileopsis striatus PHILLIPS, 1836, p. 224
Images
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Fig. 394a-e. *S. striata (Fischer de Waldheim), a, dorsal valve interior, Asbian-Brigantian, Russia, X1 (Muir-Wood & Cooper, 1960), b-d, corpus of specimen viewed ventrally, dorsally, laterally, upper Asbian, Belgium, X0.75, e, lateral view of ventral umbo with spine bases marginally, British Isles, Yorkshire, X3 (new)., Fig. 394f, g. Striatifera sp., Meramecian-Chesterian, Oregon, f, dorsal valve interior, X1, g, partly exfoliated ventral valve viewed posteriorly, X1 (Muir-Wood & Cooper, 1960).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eurasia, northern Africa, North America
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Carboniferous (upper Viséan)
Beginning International Stage:
Visean
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
66
Beginning Date:
335.91
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Carboniferous (lower Serpukhovian)
Ending International Stage:
Serpukhovian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
50
Ending Date:
326.87
Description
Elongate, tapering posteriorly, flattened shell, spines ventral, clustered at ears and scattered on costellae, cardinal process commonly unifid, supported by long median septum
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Strophomenata
Order:
Productida
Superfamily:
Linoproductoidea
Family:
Monticuliferidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Striatifera CHAO, 1927b, p. 94
Type Species:
Mytilus striatus Fischer de Waldheim, 1837, p. 181, OD, non Pileopsis striatus PHILLIPS, 1836, p. 224
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 394a-e. *S. striata (Fischer de Waldheim), a, dorsal valve interior, Asbian-Brigantian, Russia, X1 (Muir-Wood & Cooper, 1960), b-d, corpus of specimen viewed ventrally, dorsally, laterally, upper Asbian, Belgium, X0.75, e, lateral view of ventral umbo with spine bases marginally, British Isles, Yorkshire, X3 (new)., Fig. 394f, g. Striatifera sp., Meramecian-Chesterian, Oregon, f, dorsal valve interior, X1, g, partly exfoliated ventral valve viewed posteriorly, X1 (Muir-Wood & Cooper, 1960).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eurasia, northern Africa, North America
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Carboniferous (upper Viséan)
Beginning International Stage:
Visean
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
66
Beginning Date:
335.91
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Carboniferous (lower Serpukhovian)
Ending International Stage:
Serpukhovian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
50
Ending Date:
326.87
Description
Elongate, tapering posteriorly, flattened shell, spines ventral, clustered at ears and scattered on costellae, cardinal process commonly unifid, supported by long median septum