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Tyloplecta
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Strophomenata
Order:
Productida
Superfamily:
Productoidea
Family:
Productidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Tyloplecta Muir-Wood & COOPER, 1960, p. 290
Type Species:
Productus scabriculus mut. nankingensis FRECH, 1911, p. 163, OD
Images
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Fig. 329 a-g . T. nankingensis, Lower Permian, Chihsian Formation, Sichuan, a-c, specimen viewed ventrally, posteriorly, laterally, X1, d, shell viewed dorsally, X1, e, ventral valve interior, X1+, f, dorsal valve interior, X1, g, detail of dorsal valve external ornament, ×2 (Muir-Wood & Cooper, 1960).
Synonyms
Nankinoproductus
Geographic Distribution
China, southern Europe, ?Indonesia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Permian (Artinskian)
Beginning International Stage:
Artinskian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
290.51
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Permian (Kungurian)
Ending International Stage:
Kungurian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
274.37
Description
"Medium size, planoconvex with short adult trail, hinge equal to maximum width, elongate spine bases posteriorly, becoming ribs at midlength of corpus, rugae present posterolaterally on both valves, spines near hinge, scattered on venter, cardinal process with wide shaft, weak lateral ridges, ear baffles, shell substance thick."
References
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Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Strophomenata
Order:
Productida
Superfamily:
Productoidea
Family:
Productidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Tyloplecta Muir-Wood & COOPER, 1960, p. 290
Type Species:
Productus scabriculus mut. nankingensis FRECH, 1911, p. 163, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 329 a-g . T. nankingensis, Lower Permian, Chihsian Formation, Sichuan, a-c, specimen viewed ventrally, posteriorly, laterally, X1, d, shell viewed dorsally, X1, e, ventral valve interior, X1+, f, dorsal valve interior, X1, g, detail of dorsal valve external ornament, ×2 (Muir-Wood & Cooper, 1960).
Synonyms
Nankinoproductus
Geographic Distribution
China, southern Europe, ?Indonesia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Permian (Artinskian)
Beginning International Stage:
Artinskian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
290.51
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Permian (Kungurian)
Ending International Stage:
Kungurian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
274.37
Description
"Medium size, planoconvex with short adult trail, hinge equal to maximum width, elongate spine bases posteriorly, becoming ribs at midlength of corpus, rugae present posterolaterally on both valves, spines near hinge, scattered on venter, cardinal process with wide shaft, weak lateral ridges, ear baffles, shell substance thick."